Electronic Archiving and Digital Preservation Policy

International Journal of Business, Law, and Education (IJBLE)

e-ISSN: 2747-139X
Publisher: IJBLE Scientific Publications Community Inc.
Website: https://ijble.com/index.php/journal/index

1. Electronic Archiving Policy

The International Journal of Business, Law, and Education (IJBLE) recognizes the importance of electronic archiving and long-term digital preservation in ensuring the continued accessibility, integrity, authenticity, and sustainability of scholarly publications.

IJBLE is committed to maintaining a reliable digital archive of its published scholarly content through its official journal website and Open Journal Systems (OJS) publishing platform.

This policy establishes the journal's principles for the electronic management, storage, accessibility, and long-term preservation of published research.

2. Digital Content Preservation

IJBLE aims to preserve essential scholarly publishing materials, including:

• Published research articles and their full-text PDF files.

• Article titles, abstracts, keywords, and bibliographic metadata.

• Author names, institutional affiliations, and publication information.

• Journal volumes, issues, and tables of contents.

• Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), where assigned.

• Supplementary research materials made publicly available with published articles.

• Published corrections, retractions, and editorial notices.

The journal recognizes the importance of maintaining accurate records of its scholarly publications to support their continued discoverability and accessibility.

3. Electronic Archiving Through OJS

IJBLE uses Open Journal Systems (OJS) to manage its electronic scholarly publishing activities.

The platform provides an organized structure for maintaining published articles, journal issues, and associated bibliographic information.

Published journal content is accessible through the official journal archives:

https://ijble.com/index.php/journal/issue/archive

IJBLE seeks to maintain the integrity and availability of these electronic records and to minimize the risk of accidental loss or unauthorized modification.

4. Long-Term Digital Preservation

IJBLE recognizes the importance of independent digital preservation services in protecting scholarly literature against technical failures, platform migration, and potential discontinuation of journal operations.

Recognized preservation services and frameworks include:

• LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe).

• CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe).

• PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN).

• Other recognized institutional or trusted digital repositories.

Participation in any external preservation service must be confirmed through an active agreement, registration, or verifiable preservation record.

The journal will provide publicly accessible information about its external preservation arrangements when such services have been implemented and verified.

5. Data Security and Backup Management

IJBLE recognizes that appropriate backup and information-security procedures are essential to the sustainability of electronic publishing.

The journal's digital preservation approach prioritizes:

1. Protection of journal databases and publication files.

2. Controlled administrative access to the publishing platform.

3. Regular verification of published content and metadata.

4. Secure backup and restoration procedures.

5. Protection against unauthorized modification, accidental deletion, and data corruption.

6. Maintenance of system continuity during technical upgrades and platform migration.

Backup procedures and preservation arrangements should be periodically evaluated to maintain their effectiveness.

6. Persistent Identification and Metadata

IJBLE supports the use of standardized bibliographic metadata and persistent digital identifiers to facilitate scholarly discovery, referencing, and long-term access.

Where DOIs are assigned, the journal seeks to maintain accurate DOI metadata and functional links to published content.

Bibliographic information should remain sufficiently complete to support citation, indexing, and identification of the scholarly record.

7. Access to Archived Publications

IJBLE operates as an open-access scholarly journal.

Published articles are made freely available through the official journal platform, subject to the applicable copyright and licensing provisions.

The journal seeks to maintain continued access to previously published issues and articles, including historical journal content.

8. Corrections, Retractions, and Preservation of the Scholarly Record

IJBLE recognizes the importance of maintaining an accurate and transparent scholarly record.

Where necessary, published articles may be accompanied by correction notices, retraction statements, or other editorial notices consistent with the journal's publication ethics policies.

Such notices should be linked to the relevant publications, with their bibliographic information preserved to maintain transparency and traceability.

9. Journal Continuity

In the event of major technical disruptions, platform migration, or discontinuation of publication activities, IJBLE will seek appropriate measures to protect the accessibility and integrity of its published scholarly content.

Where feasible, these measures may include migration to another publishing platform, transfer to a trusted repository, or cooperation with an established digital preservation provider.

10. Policy Review and Development

IJBLE is committed to reviewing and improving its electronic archiving and digital preservation practices in accordance with developments in scholarly publishing standards and available preservation technologies.

Any formally established external preservation partnership or significant change to the journal's digital archiving arrangements should be disclosed on the official journal website.

Journal Website: https://ijble.com/index.php/journal/index
Journal Archives: https://ijble.com/index.php/journal/issue/archive