Archival and Preservation Policy | Journal of Data Analysis and Critical Management

JDACM Archival & Preservation Policy

(Journal of Data Analysis and Critical Management)

1. Purpose

The Journal of Data Analysis and Critical Management (JDACM) is committed to the long-term preservation and sustained accessibility of its scholarly record. This Archival and Preservation Policy outlines the journal’s framework to ensure that all published content remains available, discoverable, and verifiable for researchers, institutions, and the global academic community.

2. Archival Commitment

JDACM archives all published content in multiple stable digital formats (e.g., PDF, XML, HTML) to protect against loss, corruption, or technology obsolescence.

The journal employs redundant archiving mechanisms including:

External trusted digital preservation services (e.g., LOCKSS/CLOCKSS and similar networks where feasible)
Secure institutional or publisher-managed repositories
Deposits in recognized long-term archiving bodies and indexing services such as Crossref and major scholarly databases

These practices promote enduring access regardless of future changes in infrastructure, ownership, or technical platforms.

3. Persistent Identification

Each article published in JDACM receives a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) upon publication. The DOI ensures that:

The article remains uniquely and permanently identifiable
Citation links remain valid even if website URLs change

Registration of DOIs and metadata improves long-term discoverability and connects the content with global scholarly databases and indexing services.

4. Backup and Redundancy

The journal maintains regular system backups of all content and metadata.
This includes:

Geographic redundancy (multiple backup locations)
Version control to safeguard against unintended alteration
Periodic verification of backup integrity

These systems ensure that content is protected from hardware failure, software issues, or cybersecurity incidents.

5. Repository and Network Participation

JDACM supports participation in recognized archival networks and may collaborate with:

LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)
Institutional & national repositories
Open Archives Initiative services (e.g., OAI-PMH metadata harvesting)

Through these partnerships and protocols, JDACM ensures its content is permanently captured and accessible even beyond the journal’s own platform lifespan.

6. Open Access Preservation

As an open access journal, JDACM ensures that all published articles are freely available and preserved in compliance with widely accepted open-access preservation standards. Metadata and content are structured and archived to maximize reuse, interoperability, and long-term citation integrity.

7. Version Control and Scholarly Integrity

JDACM preserves the definitive version of published work. Any post-publication changes (e.g., errata, corrigenda, formal retractions) follow established editorial policy and remain transparently linked to the original publication.

This ensures that a complete and unaltered scholarly record is maintained for future reference.

8. Succession and Continuity

In the event JDACM ceases operation or changes management, all archived content will remain accessible through partner repositories, preservation networks, and indexing services to guarantee uninterrupted scholarly access.

9. Review of Policy

This policy is reviewed periodically to incorporate evolving digital preservation standards and international best practices for scholarly publishing.