Archiving and Preservation Policy

The Journal of Social Knowledge and Practice has created a policy that describes how it will
ensure long-term security, access and integrity of all content published in the journal (i.e.
articles, journals, books). This policy ensures that the research published is discoverable
and available indefinitely, regardless of technological advancement or changes to the
operational structure of the journal.
The ability to preserve scholarly content over the long term has significant importance to
future generations of researchers/practitioners/students, therefore ensuring that they will be
able to access these records. Digital preservation will also preserve the journal's academic
history in the event of data loss, technical failures or obsolescence.
Archiving and Preservation Policy: Major Aspects

1. Permanent Digital Storage

All the published articles together with their metadata are stored in digital form and are
secure in JSKP. This makes content availability and integrity over time irrespective of
modifications in digital platform or software. Articles are assigned permanent identifiers such
as Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) ensuring permanence of access and citation.

2. Redundancy and Backup

JSKP adheres to the best practices in relation to digital archiving to ensure that there is a
backup of all of the data to prevent loss of data. Many copies of the article and metadata are
stored in a safe place that minimizes chances of loss as a result of operational malfunctions
or any other unforeseen interference.

3. Use of Trusted Preservation Networks

The journal is wherever feasible involved in established digital archiving networks as well as
preservation services. Such systems keep redundant copies of content in several places and
thus, even in case one source is not available, valuable research can be available in one of
the other places.

4. Metadata Preservation

In addition to publishing original research, the journal provides detailed metadata of each of
the published articles, including article title, author(s), abstract, key words, date of
publication and digital object identifier (DOI). This information is used to help locate the
published articles in online library databases, local library catalogue and through Internet
search engines.

5. Long-Term Accessibility

With open access, anyone around the world can reach stored articles anytime. So long as
it's online, no paywall blocks the way in. Research lives where people do - open, reachable,
free.
6. Policy Review and Updates
To keep up with new standards, technology, and best practices in digital preservation, JSKP
audits and updates its archiving and preservation policies on a regular basis.
This policy outlines JSKP's commitment to conserving the output of academic inquiry by
providing access and usability to those outputs for many years in the future.