Archiving and Digital Preservation Policy
Commitment to Long-Term Preservation
JCRELC is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and permanent accessibility of all published research. Our archiving policy ensures that scholarly content remains available to the academic community and the public in perpetuity.
The Journal of Creative Research in English Literature and Culture (JCRELC) recognizes the importance of digital preservation for maintaining the integrity and accessibility of scholarly research. This policy outlines our comprehensive approach to archiving, including digital preservation strategies, institutional partnerships, and perpetual access mechanisms.
Preservation Principles
Integrity
Maintaining the authenticity and integrity of published content, ensuring that articles remain unaltered and verifiable over time.
Accessibility
Ensuring permanent and unrestricted access to all published content through multiple preservation channels and formats.
Sustainability
Implementing sustainable preservation strategies that adapt to evolving technologies and formats.
Redundancy
Maintaining multiple preservation copies across distributed systems to prevent data loss.
Archiving Methods and Platforms
LOCKSS/CLOCKSS
LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) are distributed archiving systems that ensure perpetual access to scholarly content.
- LOCKSS: Participating libraries maintain copies of JCRELC content
- CLOCKSS: Geographically distributed dark archive for preservation
- Trigger Events: Content is released when access is threatened
- Community Ownership: Content is preserved by the scholarly community
Institutional Repositories
JCRELC partners with institutional repositories to ensure long-term preservation and accessibility of published content.
- National Archives: Content deposited in national libraries
- University Repositories: Partner institution repositories
- Open Access Repositories: Deposit in subject-specific repositories
- Crossref: DOI registration for permanent linking
Digital Preservation Strategies
Format Migration
Content is preserved in multiple formats (PDF, XML, HTML) to ensure compatibility with future technologies.
Metadata Preservation
Complete metadata is preserved alongside content to ensure discoverability and context.
Regular Backups
Automated daily backups and periodic integrity checks ensure data security.
CrossRef and DOI Registration
CrossRef Membership
JCRELC is a proud member of CrossRef, the official DOI registration agency for scholarly publications.
Benefits of DOI Assignment:
- Permanent and unique identifier for each article
- Reliable linking and citation
- Discoverability across platforms
- Preservation of research provenance
Long-Term Access Guarantee
Perpetual Access
JCRELC guarantees perpetual access to all published content through:
- Journal website with full archive
- CrossRef DOI linking
- LOCKSS/CLOCKSS preservation
- Institutional repository deposits
- National library archiving
Disaster Recovery
Comprehensive disaster recovery protocols include:
- Geographically distributed backups
- Regular integrity verification
- Automated backup systems
- Emergency access procedures
- Content recovery protocols
Archiving Process
Publication
Article is published with full metadata and DOI assignment through CrossRef.
Metadata Submission
Article metadata is submitted to CrossRef and other indexing services.
Digital Archiving
Content is deposited in LOCKSS/CLOCKSS and institutional repositories.
Perpetual Access
Content remains accessible through multiple channels and preservation systems.
Author Rights and Self-Archiving
Author Self-Archiving
Authors are permitted to:
- Post pre-prints to institutional repositories
- Deposit post-prints in personal websites
- Share articles on academic social networks
- Submit to subject-specific repositories
- Archive in institutional repositories
Copyright Retention
Authors retain:
- Copyright ownership
- Right to reuse their work
- Right to distribute their work
- Right to create derivative works
- Right to include in thesis/dissertation
Preservation Partners
CrossRef
DOI Registration
LOCKSS/CLOCKSS
Digital Preservation
National Libraries
Legal Deposit
Institutional Repositories
University Archives
Frequently Asked Questions
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Questions About Archiving?
If you have any questions about our archiving policy or need assistance with preserving your research, please contact our editorial office.
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