Archiving Policy

Archiving Policy of the Journal of Data and Digital Innovation (JDDI)

The Journal of Data and Digital Innovation (JDDI) is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of all published research. To ensure the availability of scholarly content over time, JDDI follows a robust digital archiving and preservation strategy in compliance with international standards.

1. Digital Archiving and Repository Systems

JDDI ensures the long-term preservation of its published articles through:

  • LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe): JDDI participates in the LOCKSS program, which enables decentralized and secure archiving across multiple library systems.
  • CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS): Content is preserved in the CLOCKSS global archive to protect against data loss due to technical failures or discontinuation.
  • PKP Preservation Network (PKP-PN): As an Open Journal Systems (OJS)-based journal, JDDI utilizes PKP-PN for automatic, decentralized archiving of published content.
  • Institutional and National Repositories: Articles are deposited in institutional and national digital repositories to ensure long-term academic accessibility.

2. Self-Archiving Policy (Green Open Access)

JDDI permits authors to self-archive their published articles:

  • Preprints (Before Peer Review): Authors may share preprints on recognized repositories such as arXiv, SSRN, or institutional repositories, with a link to the journal.
  • Postprints (Accepted Manuscripts): Authors can archive the peer-reviewed, accepted version of their article in institutional repositories or personal websites after publication, with proper attribution.
  • Published Version (Version of Record): The final published PDF can be freely distributed under the journal's Creative Commons License (CC BY or CC BY-NC).

3. Indexing in Digital Databases

JDDI ensures discoverability by indexing its articles in major scholarly databases, such as:

  • Google Scholar
  • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
  • CrossRef (DOI registration for citation tracking)
  • Scopus and Web of Science (upon eligibility)

4. Data and Supplementary Material Preservation

  • Research Data Repositories: JDDI encourages authors to deposit their research data in trusted open-access repositories such as Zenodo, Figshare, or Dryad.
  • Supplementary Files: Any supplementary material (datasets, code, multimedia files) submitted with the manuscript is stored alongside the article in the journal's online platform.

5. Policy for Journal Discontinuation

In the unlikely event of JDDI’s discontinuation, all published articles will remain permanently accessible through LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, and national repositories. Authors will retain full rights to their work.

By implementing a strong archiving policy, JDDI ensures that its published research remains permanently available, accessible, and citable for future generations.