Archiving

JOSEIT is committed to the long-term preservation of its published content, ensuring articles remain accessible even in the event the journal is no longer published or its website becomes unavailable.

 

PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN)

JOSEIT's primary preservation mechanism is the PKP Preservation Network, a free digital preservation service built on LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) technology, developed specifically for journals running Open Journal Systems (OJS). Every published article is automatically deposited into a decentralized, distributed network of preservation nodes.

How it works
Content is preserved as a "dark archive" — invisible to readers under normal circumstances, and only made accessible if a trigger event occurs (e.g., the journal stops publishing or its website goes offline).
Eligibility
Available to any OJS journal with a valid ISSN, at least one published article, and OJS 3.1.2 or newer — criteria JOSEIT meets.
 

Additional Preservation Practices

Every article is assigned a persistent Digital Object Identifier (DOI), ensuring a stable, citable link independent of the journal's website
Content is structured using standard OAI-PMH metadata, enabling institutional and national repositories to harvest and preserve copies
Authors are encouraged to self-archive their published article (the version of record) in their institutional repository, consistent with the journal's CC BY 4.0 license
ⓘ Optional additional layers: CLOCKSS and Portico offer comparable dark-archive preservation but require a separate contractual agreement with the respective organization, typically involving a fee. JOSEIT may pursue these as the journal matures; the PKP Preservation Network remains the baseline preservation guarantee in the meantime.