Digital Archiving Policy

Digital Archiving Policy

African Scientific Journal (ASJ)

1. Long-Term Preservation

African Scientific Journal is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of all published scholarly content. The journal ensures that all articles remain permanently available to the academic community.

To guarantee long-term digital preservation, the journal uses reliable archiving systems and institutional repositories.

2. PKP Preservation Network

The journal participates in the PKP Preservation Network, which provides free preservation services for journals using Open Journal Systems.

This network ensures that published content is securely archived and preserved for long-term access even if the journal website becomes unavailable.

3. Institutional and Repository Archiving

In addition to the preservation services, the journal encourages authors to deposit their published articles in:

Institutional repositories

Subject-specific repositories

Personal or academic websites

This approach ensures wider dissemination and additional preservation of the published research.

4. Permanent Accessibility

All articles published in the journal are assigned permanent online availability through the journal website. The editorial team ensures that the published content remains accessible without interruption.

5. Backup and Data Security

Regular backups of the journal's database and published content are performed to ensure protection against data loss or technical failures.