{"id":1180,"date":"2026-06-28T11:24:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T11:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/?page_id=1180"},"modified":"2026-06-28T12:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:03:24","slug":"14-metadata-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/publishing-policies\/14-metadata-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"14. Metadata, Persistent Identifiers and Scholarly Infrastructure Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>14.1 Purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This policy establishes the principles governing metadata creation, management, dissemination, and preservation. It should be read together with the <strong>Open Access Policy<\/strong>, <strong>Digital Preservation Policy<\/strong>, <strong>Self-Archiving Policy<\/strong>, <strong>Copyright and Licensing Policy<\/strong>, and other relevant publisher policies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.2 Scope<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every publication issued by Rupkatha Books is accompanied by structured metadata describing its intellectual, bibliographic, legal, technical, and preservation characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>Metadata may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>title and subtitle;<\/li>\n<li>author(s), editor(s), translator(s), and contributors;<\/li>\n<li>institutional affiliations;<\/li>\n<li>ORCID iDs and other persistent identifiers;<\/li>\n<li>abstracts and keywords;<\/li>\n<li>subject classifications;<\/li>\n<li>publication and revision dates;<\/li>\n<li>language and edition information;<\/li>\n<li>ISBN and DOI;<\/li>\n<li>copyright and licensing information;<\/li>\n<li>funding and grant information;<\/li>\n<li>accessibility features;<\/li>\n<li>preservation metadata; and<\/li>\n<li>other descriptive or technical information necessary for scholarly discovery and interoperability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Metadata are maintained throughout the publication lifecycle and updated whenever appropriate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.3 Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rupkatha Books assigns <strong>Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)<\/strong> to eligible publications to provide permanent, globally unique, and persistent identification.<\/p>\n<p>DOIs support:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>stable citation;<\/li>\n<li>persistent linking;<\/li>\n<li>scholarly interoperability;<\/li>\n<li>citation tracking;<\/li>\n<li>repository integration;<\/li>\n<li>semantic publishing; and<\/li>\n<li>long-term digital preservation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Where appropriate, DOIs may be assigned to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>complete books;<\/li>\n<li>individual chapters;<\/li>\n<li>revised editions;<\/li>\n<li>supplementary materials;<\/li>\n<li>multimedia resources;<\/li>\n<li>datasets; and<\/li>\n<li>other digital scholarly outputs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once assigned, a DOI remains permanently associated with the scholarly record, irrespective of changes to web addresses or publishing platforms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.4 International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every published edition receives an <strong>International Standard Book Number (ISBN)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Separate ISBNs may be assigned to different editions or digital formats, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PDF;<\/li>\n<li>EPUB;<\/li>\n<li>enhanced digital editions;<\/li>\n<li>revised editions;<\/li>\n<li>translated editions; and<\/li>\n<li>future publication formats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ISBNs facilitate international identification, cataloguing, library acquisition, distribution, and bibliographic control.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.5 Metadata Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rupkatha Books progressively adopts internationally recognised metadata standards to ensure interoperability across libraries, repositories, indexing services, research information systems, and digital publishing platforms.<\/p>\n<p>These standards may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ONIX for Books;<\/li>\n<li>Dublin Core;<\/li>\n<li>Crossref metadata;<\/li>\n<li>MARC records;<\/li>\n<li>Schema.org;<\/li>\n<li>accessibility metadata;<\/li>\n<li>preservation metadata; and<\/li>\n<li>other internationally recognised metadata frameworks as they evolve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The publisher will continue to strengthen metadata quality through the adoption of emerging semantic and machine-readable standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.6 Persistent Scholarly Identifiers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rupkatha Books encourages the use of internationally recognised persistent identifiers, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DOI for publications;<\/li>\n<li>ISBN for books;<\/li>\n<li>ORCID iD for researchers;<\/li>\n<li>ROR identifiers for research organisations;<\/li>\n<li>funder identifiers;<\/li>\n<li>grant identifiers; and<\/li>\n<li>other persistent identifier systems that become established within global scholarly infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Persistent identifiers strengthen attribution, interoperability, transparency, and long-term discoverability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.7 Participation in Scholarly Infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where appropriate, Rupkatha Books registers and disseminates publication metadata through recognised scholarly infrastructure and registration agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Participation in international scholarly infrastructure supports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>persistent citation linking;<\/li>\n<li>metadata harvesting;<\/li>\n<li>reference validation;<\/li>\n<li>research discovery;<\/li>\n<li>repository interoperability;<\/li>\n<li>citation analysis; and<\/li>\n<li>long-term preservation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The publisher will continue expanding its participation in trusted international scholarly infrastructures as its publishing programme develops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.8 Subject Classification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To improve discoverability across disciplines and international information systems, publications may be classified using recognised subject vocabularies, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BISAC;<\/li>\n<li>Thema;<\/li>\n<li>Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH);<\/li>\n<li>Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC); and<\/li>\n<li>discipline-specific classification systems where appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Consistent subject classification enhances indexing, retrieval, and interdisciplinary research discovery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.9 Metadata Quality and Author Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rupkatha Books is committed to maintaining accurate, complete, and consistent metadata.<\/p>\n<p>Authors are expected to verify:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>names and affiliations;<\/li>\n<li>ORCID identifiers;<\/li>\n<li>titles and subtitles;<\/li>\n<li>abstracts;<\/li>\n<li>keywords;<\/li>\n<li>funding information;<\/li>\n<li>acknowledgements;<\/li>\n<li>references; and<\/li>\n<li>other publication metadata before publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Errors identified after publication should be reported promptly so that metadata may be corrected where appropriate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.10 Funding and Research Metadata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where applicable, publication metadata may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>funding organisations;<\/li>\n<li>grant numbers;<\/li>\n<li>institutional sponsors;<\/li>\n<li>research projects;<\/li>\n<li>collaborative research initiatives; and<\/li>\n<li>funding acknowledgements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Comprehensive funding metadata promotes transparency, facilitates compliance with funder requirements, and supports research evaluation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.11 Rights and Licensing Metadata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every publication includes metadata describing its copyright and licensing status.<\/p>\n<p>Where applicable, metadata records include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>copyright holder information;<\/li>\n<li>Creative Commons licence details;<\/li>\n<li>rights statements;<\/li>\n<li>reuse permissions; and<\/li>\n<li>other licensing information relevant to scholarly dissemination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rights metadata enables repositories, libraries, search engines, AI systems, and readers to understand how publications may be accessed, reused, and preserved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.12 Accessibility Metadata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rupkatha Books is committed to improving the accessibility of digital scholarship through internationally recognised accessibility standards.<\/p>\n<p>Where appropriate, metadata may describe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>searchable text;<\/li>\n<li>alternative text for images;<\/li>\n<li>structural navigation;<\/li>\n<li>tagged PDF features;<\/li>\n<li>EPUB accessibility;<\/li>\n<li>machine-readable content;<\/li>\n<li>accessibility conformance; and<\/li>\n<li>other features supporting inclusive access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Accessibility metadata will continue to evolve alongside advances in assistive technologies and international accessibility standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.13 Metadata Maintenance and Versioning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Metadata may be updated following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>corrections;<\/li>\n<li>revised editions;<\/li>\n<li>changes in licensing;<\/li>\n<li>post-publication amendments;<\/li>\n<li>improvements in accessibility;<\/li>\n<li>identifier updates; and<\/li>\n<li>metadata enhancements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wherever possible, persistent identifiers shall remain unchanged to preserve continuity, citation stability, and the integrity of the scholarly record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.14 Metadata Distribution and Discovery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rupkatha Books disseminates metadata through recognised scholarly infrastructures and discovery services, including, where appropriate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crossref;<\/li>\n<li>ISBN agencies;<\/li>\n<li>national libraries;<\/li>\n<li>institutional and disciplinary repositories;<\/li>\n<li>library discovery systems;<\/li>\n<li>scholarly search engines;<\/li>\n<li>indexing and abstracting services;<\/li>\n<li>digital preservation networks; and<\/li>\n<li>educational and research platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The publisher seeks to maximise the global visibility and impact of its publications through interoperable, standards-compliant metadata.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14.1 Purpose This policy establishes the principles governing metadata creation, management, dissemination, and preservation. It should be read together with the Open Access Policy, Digital Preservation Policy, Self-Archiving Policy, Copyright and Licensing Policy, and other relevant publisher policies. 14.2 Scope Every publication issued by Rupkatha Books is accompanied by structured metadata describing its intellectual, bibliographic, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1148,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1180","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1180"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1181,"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1180\/revisions\/1181"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}