Archiving Policy

Objective

The primary objective of the Archiving Policy of the Journal of Magnetism and Its Applications (JMA) is to ensure the long-term preservation, integrity, security, and continued accessibility of all published scholarly content. The journal is committed to maintaining a reliable digital scholarly record and protecting its publications against data loss, technological obsolescence, accidental deletion, and website disruptions.

Archiving Methods

The Journal of Magnetism and Its Applications adopts a comprehensive digital preservation approach designed to protect published research articles, review papers, editorials, and supplementary materials. The journal prioritizes secure electronic storage, routine backups, metadata preservation, and compatibility with recognized scholarly archiving systems.

The preservation strategy supports the continued availability of scholarly research in magnetism, magnetic materials, applied physics, magnetic technologies, and related interdisciplinary fields.

Journal Digital Repository

JMA maintains published scholarly content through its official online journal platform. Final published articles, associated metadata, and supplementary materials are managed electronically to facilitate long-term storage, retrieval, and public accessibility.

The journal seeks to maintain appropriate backup and recovery procedures to minimize the risk of permanent content loss and support the restoration of published materials in the event of technical disruptions.

LOCKSS and CLOCKSS

The Journal of Magnetism and Its Applications recognizes LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) as established digital preservation systems supporting the long-term security of scholarly literature.

- LOCKSS: A distributed digital preservation system designed to maintain multiple copies of scholarly publications across participating libraries, reducing the risk of permanent content loss.

- CLOCKSS: A community-governed digital preservation archive that protects scholarly publications and provides access to archived content under specified circumstances when the original publisher's content becomes permanently unavailable.

JMA supports the principles of distributed digital preservation and aims to strengthen its preservation arrangements through recognized archiving networks where applicable.

Third-Party Digital Preservation

JMA recognizes the importance of independent digital preservation services in protecting academic publications against unexpected technical failures, publisher discontinuation, and technological changes.

The journal may establish arrangements with reputable external preservation services and academic repositories to strengthen the security, reliability, and long-term accessibility of its scholarly content.

Any formal participation in external archiving programs will be communicated through the journal's official website.

Indexing and Repository Databases

The Journal of Magnetism and Its Applications supports the dissemination and discoverability of published research through academic search engines, scholarly repositories, and recognized indexing databases.

The journal seeks to improve the visibility of its publications through appropriate bibliographic metadata and discoverability services, including Google Scholar where indexed.

Indexing and discoverability services complement the journal's preservation strategy but are not considered substitutes for dedicated digital preservation arrangements.

Version Control and Scholarly Record Integrity

JMA is committed to preserving the accuracy, authenticity, and integrity of the scholarly record. Published articles are maintained as part of the journal's permanent publication history.

Where necessary, corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions are issued in accordance with the journal's editorial and publication ethics policies.

The journal aims to retain appropriate records of amendments and editorial notices so that readers can identify changes to previously published research.

Permanent Accessibility

The Journal of Magnetism and Its Applications is committed to maintaining continued online access to its published scholarly content through its official journal website.

The journal seeks to ensure that published articles remain accessible to researchers, academic institutions, students, and the wider scientific community.

In the event of website migration, technical failure, or platform replacement, JMA aims to preserve article files and bibliographic metadata and restore access wherever technically feasible.

Data and Supplementary Material Preservation

JMA recognizes the importance of preserving research-related materials that contribute to scientific transparency, reproducibility, and verification.

Where supplementary materials are submitted and published, the journal seeks to maintain them alongside the associated articles. These materials may include research datasets, experimental observations, computational models, figures, and supporting documentation.

Preservation practices include:

  • Use of accessible and sustainable electronic file formats.

  • Maintenance of appropriate bibliographic and descriptive metadata.

  • Secure storage and backup of published materials.

  • Protection against unauthorized alteration or accidental deletion.

  • Preservation of links between published articles and their supplementary files.

Archiving Responsibility and Policy Review

The editorial and journal management teams of the Journal of Magnetism and Its Applications are responsible for overseeing the implementation and periodic review of the journal's digital preservation practices.

The Archiving Policy may be updated to reflect developments in scholarly publishing standards, preservation technologies, and applicable repository requirements.

JMA remains committed to strengthening its digital preservation infrastructure to support the continued availability and integrity of its academic publications.