Archiving Policy

Archiving and Digital Preservation Policy

The Journal of Technology Innovation and Society (JTIS) is committed to the long-term preservation, accessibility, and integrity of its scholarly content. To ensure continuous and permanent access, the journal implements a robust, multi-layered digital preservation strategy through internationally recognized archiving services and internal safeguards.

1. Third-Party Archiving Systems

CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)

JTIS participates in the CLOCKSS archive, a community-governed preservation initiative supported by libraries and publishers worldwide. CLOCKSS securely stores dark copies of all published content in geographically distributed nodes, ensuring that, in the event of a journal or publisher discontinuation, content remains permanently accessible according to CLOCKSS activation protocols.

LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)

The journal supports the LOCKSS system, which enables decentralized preservation by participating libraries. Multiple validated copies of the journal content are maintained in independent repositories, safeguarding completeness and authenticity over time without reliance on a single server.

PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN)

As an Open Journal Systems (OJS) journal, JTIS is enrolled in the PKP Preservation Network. PKP PN automatically deposits and synchronizes published content across international preservation nodes, providing ongoing protection and access continuity.

2. Internal Backup and Redundancy

In addition to external archiving solutions, the journal’s publishing platform is backed up regularly on secure servers with redundancy protocols, routine monitoring, and update procedures to prevent data loss.

3. Persistent Identifiers and Metadata Deposits

All published articles are assigned stable Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) and complete metadata are deposited with Crossref and other indexing services to support long-term discoverability and linking.

4. Author Self-Archiving

Authors are permitted to self-archive the final published version of their articles in institutional repositories, subject repositories, and personal websites, provided that the full bibliographic citation and DOI link to the original publication in JTIS are included.

5. Permanent Access Commitment

JTIS remains committed to permanent open access. In the event of journal discontinuation, content preserved through the above archiving mechanisms will remain accessible in accordance with their preservation triggers and policies. The journal ensures:

  • DOIs remain resolvable

  • Metadata remains discoverable

  • Full-text content remains retrievable

  • The scholarly record’s integrity is maintained