Archiving Policy

Archiving and Digital Preservation Policy

Introduction

The Research Corridor Journal of Engineering Science (RCJES) is committed to the long-term preservation of its scholarly content. We recognize that digital research requires robust archiving strategies to remain accessible to future generations regardless of technological changes or institutional disruptions.

External Archiving & "Dark Archives"

To ensure permanent availability, RCJES utilizes the following international preservation services:

  • PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN): Our content is digitally preserved via the PKP PN, which uses LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) technology to create a distributed archiving system among participating global libraries.

  • Crossref DOI: All published articles are assigned a permanent Digital Object Identifier (DOI). This ensures that article metadata is registered globally and that the link to the full text remains stable even if the journal’s URL changes.

Archiving Objectives

  • Preservation: To store content in reliable, long-term formats such as PDF/A.

  • Accessibility: To ensure continued access to scholarly records through redundant storage infrastructure.

  • Metadata Integrity: Creating and maintaining comprehensive metadata records (via Crossref) to describe content, authorship, and publication history.

Self-Archiving (Author Rights)

RCJES supports the "Green Open Access" model. Authors are encouraged to self-archive their work (Pre-print, Accepted Manuscript, or Published Version/Version of Record) in:

  • Institutional repositories.

  • Subject-based repositories (e.g., arXiv).

  • Personal or professional websites.

  • Note: There is no embargo period for self-archiving.

Access and Usage

  • Open Access: All archived content is made freely available to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

  • Copyright: Authors retain full copyright of their work without restrictions.

  • Integrity: In the event that the journal ceases publication, the archives maintained via PKP PN will be triggered to ensure the scholarly record remains publicly accessible.