Archiving Policy

To ensure the long-term preservation and accessibility of published content, the journal maintains a robust archiving policy. All published articles are stored in secure digital repositories that guarantee permanent access, even in the event that the journal ceases publication. The policy is designed to safeguard scholarly work, uphold academic integrity, and provide uninterrupted availability of research to the global community.

The journal participates in recognized archiving initiatives such as Portico, CLOCKSS, and LOCKSS, which preserve digital content by maintaining distributed archives across multiple libraries and institutions. These systems ensure that content remains accessible and unchanged over time, protecting against technological obsolescence, data corruption, or publisher discontinuity.

In addition to external preservation services, the journal maintains an internal backup system on secure servers. Regular backups are created and stored in multiple geographic locations to reduce the risk of data loss. This redundancy ensures that articles remain accessible to readers, libraries, and indexing databases without interruption.

The journal also supports self-archiving by authors. Authors are encouraged to deposit the accepted version (post-print) of their manuscripts in institutional repositories, subject repositories, or on their personal websites, provided that the final published version includes proper citation and a link to the official publication. This approach aligns with the principles of open science and maximizes the visibility and impact of research.

Furthermore, all metadata associated with published articles, including DOIs, author information, and citation details, are preserved in major indexing services and cross-referenced through Crossref. This ensures that even if a hosting platform undergoes changes, the scholarly record remains stable and citable.

By implementing these measures, the journal guarantees that its content is preserved for future generations of scholars, researchers, and practitioners, thereby contributing to the continuity and reliability of the scientific record.