Volume 14, 2026: Issue 1

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Title:

A conceptual commentary for the academic knowledge-sharing ecosystem: Journals with identification issue

Author(s):

Shahryar Sorooshian, University of Gothenburg & University of Gävle, Sweden

Syed Radzi Rahamaddulla, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Malaysia

Mohd Hanafiah Ahmed, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Malaysia, & Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH), Vietnam

Abstract:

The digitalization of the academic knowledge-sharing industry has underscored problems associated with inferior academic knowledge-sharing platforms. This article examines a subset of such platforms, academic journals without identification codes. Although reliable in practice, publishing with these journals results in minimal academic value, as their lack of identification prevents indexing by scholarly databases. This paper revisits one underexplored problem: institutionally affiliated journals operating without a valid, verifiable, or internally consistent International Standard Serial Number. Using an exploratory, existence-oriented, case observation design, the study confirms the presence of multiple cases. Thus, this article contributes to establishing a research agenda for the academic knowledge-sharing ecosystem.

Keywords:

Identification code, journal, publishing platform, academic database, International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36965/OJAKM.2026.14(1)48-61

Type:

Research paper

Journal:

The Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management (OJAKM), ISSN: 2325-4688

Publisher:

International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management (IIAKM)

Received:

22 December 2025

Revised:

22 April 2026; 8 May 2026

Accepted:

8 May 2026

Accepting Editor:

Meir Russ

Associate Editors:

Shauna Beaudin and Yair Levy

Pages:

48-61