Archiving Policy

Digital Preservation Policy
Long-term security, integrity, and accessibility of the scholarly record

The digital content of the Journal of Public Health and Pharmacy forms part of the permanent scholarly record. The journal applies preservation measures designed to protect published articles and related metadata against data loss, technical failure, and service interruption while supporting reliable long-term access.

Preservation Commitment

Preservation activities cover published full texts, article metadata, journal website content, and essential publishing records. Copies are maintained separately to improve resilience and enable service restoration when disruption occurs.

Preservation Measures
1. Server Redundancy
Electronic content is maintained across a primary server and two separate backup servers. Duplicate copies reduce the risk of permanent loss if the primary system becomes unavailable.
2. Service Recovery
When server failure occurs, a backup copy may be used to restore journal access. The journal targets restoration within 24 to 36 hours, depending on the nature and extent of the disruption.
3. Metadata Distribution
Article metadata is distributed through relevant abstracting and indexing services. These external records provide additional discovery points and help maintain bibliographic continuity.
4. Author Self-Archiving
Authors may immediately deposit the final published version of their articles on personal websites, institutional repositories, or other appropriate repositories, subject to the journal’s open-access license.
Preserved Content
Full Text
Published article files and supplementary content.
Metadata
Titles, authorship, abstracts, identifiers, and citations.
Website Content
Issues, policies, and essential journal information.
Publication Discontinuation and Major Failure

If the journal ceases publication, it will take reasonable measures to keep previously published content accessible for a minimum of 10 years. Where available and applicable, continuity may also be supported through institutional repositories, indexing services, and established distributed preservation systems.

Systems such as LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) may provide additional distributed preservation where formal participation or coverage arrangements apply. Reference to these systems does not itself constitute a claim of active membership.

Policy Review

Preservation arrangements are reviewed periodically and may be updated in response to changes in infrastructure, preservation services, publishing technology, and recognized good practices.

The journal is committed to protecting the integrity and continued accessibility of its published scholarly content.