Digital Preservation and Archiving Policy

Purpose of Preservation

The scholarly record of Journal Marine Services (JMS) includes article PDFs, essential bibliographic metadata, issue information, correction notices, and editorial records. Preservation aims to keep published content discoverable and recoverable even when software, hosting providers, or journal-management arrangements change.

Preservation Measures

The publisher should maintain an approved record of where the journal's published content and OJS database are held; the frequency, security, and retention of backups; the personnel authorized to restore data; and tests demonstrating that files and records can be recovered. A backup plan and a long-term preservation service serve different purposes and should not be described as interchangeable.

Independent Preservation

JMS should participate in a verifiable external preservation arrangement suitable for open-access scholarly content. Services such as PKP Preservation Network, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, or a qualifying institutional preservation repository may be evaluated; their names must not appear as existing JMS memberships unless enrollment and current deposits can be demonstrated.

Maintenance of the Scholarly Record

Where a permanent DOI has been registered, the journal maintains its active article landing-page destination. If content moves to a new domain, the responsible editor or metadata administrator updates the DOI target and relevant index records. Published corrections, retractions, and other notices are preserved alongside the affected articles.

Status Information to Publish

Before activating this page, the editorial office should add a verified line identifying: [actual preservation service and evidence, if any], [backup custodian], and [date of the most recent successful restoration test or audit]. If external preservation is not yet active, state that it is under development rather than implying membership.