Archiving and Digital Preservation Policy

Didaktika Biologi: Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Biologi is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and availability of its published scholarly content. The journal recognizes the importance of digital archiving and preservation in maintaining the scholarly record and providing continued access to research publications.

This policy describes the measures implemented by the journal to protect published articles and related digital materials against data loss, technical failure, accidental deletion, and other risks that may affect the availability of scholarly content.

01. Digital Archiving Commitment

Didaktika Biologi maintains digital archives of its published articles and associated publication information to support long-term access and preservation. The journal aims to ensure that scholarly content remains accessible even when technical or organizational changes occur.

Digital archiving includes, where applicable:

  • Published full-text articles and their PDF files.
  • Article metadata, including titles, author names, abstracts, keywords, publication dates, and DOI information.
  • Journal issues, volumes, and publication records.
  • Editorial and publication information necessary to maintain the integrity of the journal archive.

02. Archiving and Preservation Methods

The journal uses digital archiving and preservation measures to protect its scholarly content. These measures may include:

  • Open Journal Systems (OJS): The journal uses OJS as its online journal management and publishing platform to organize and provide access to published articles and their metadata.
  • Digital backup: Journal content and relevant publication data are backed up periodically to reduce the risk of data loss caused by technical failures or other incidents.
  • Institutional preservation: Digital copies of journal publications may be maintained through the publisher's or university's digital storage systems, subject to institutional arrangements.
  • Metadata preservation: Bibliographic metadata are maintained to support article identification, retrieval, citation, and discoverability.

03. Long-Term Digital Preservation

Didaktika Biologi seeks to maintain the integrity and accessibility of its digital publications over time. The journal supports preservation practices that reduce dependence on a single website, server, or storage location.

The journal may participate in recognized digital preservation services or institutional archiving arrangements to strengthen the long-term availability of its published content. Any specific preservation service will be identified on the journal website when the journal has established and verified its participation.

04. Digital Preservation Services

The journal encourages the use of established digital preservation systems and services to support the continuity of scholarly records. Such services may include:

  • LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe): A distributed preservation system that enables participating libraries to collect, preserve, and provide access to journal content.
  • CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe): A community-based preservation initiative designed to maintain long-term access to scholarly publications.
  • PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN): A digital preservation service developed by the Public Knowledge Project to preserve journal content published through compatible OJS platforms.
  • Institutional repositories: Digital repositories managed by universities or other academic institutions to preserve and provide access to scholarly publications.

References to these services describe preservation options supported by the journal's policy. They do not imply active participation or registration unless explicitly confirmed and stated by the journal.

05. Backup and Data Security

The journal applies appropriate backup and data security practices to reduce the risk of losing publication files, metadata, and other essential journal records. Backup procedures are conducted in coordination with the relevant technical or institutional support personnel.

These measures may include:

  • Periodic backup of journal databases and publication files.
  • Secure storage of backup copies.
  • Access controls to protect journal data from unauthorized modification or deletion.
  • Technical maintenance and monitoring of the journal website and publishing platform.
  • Recovery procedures to restore journal content following technical incidents, where backup data are available.

06. Access to Archived Content

Published articles and journal issues are made available through the journal website in accordance with the journal's open access and licensing policies.

The journal aims to maintain stable access to its published content and bibliographic information. If the journal website becomes temporarily unavailable, the editorial team and publisher will make reasonable efforts to restore access or provide alternative access to archived publications.

07. Preservation of the Scholarly Record

The journal is committed to preserving the integrity of its published scholarly record. Corrections, retractions, expressions of concern, and other post-publication updates will be linked to the relevant article whenever technically possible.

Published articles will not be silently removed or altered. Any necessary changes will be handled in accordance with the journal's Correction and Retraction Policy and applicable publication ethics principles.

08. Policy Review and Implementation

The editorial team, in coordination with the publisher and relevant technical support personnel, is responsible for implementing and periodically reviewing this policy.

Didaktika Biologi may update its archiving and digital preservation procedures in response to technological developments, changes in publishing platforms, institutional requirements, and recognized digital preservation standards.