The Journal of Gateway to Sustainable Research is committed to the long-term preservation, integrity, and accessibility of its published scholarly content. To ensure permanent availability of research articles for future generations, the journal adopts internationally recognized digital preservation strategies.
1. Digital Preservation Strategy
LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)
LOCKSS is a distributed and decentralized archiving system that enables participating libraries to collect, preserve, and provide continued access to electronic journal content.
- Multiple secure copies of journal content are stored globally
- Protection against accidental loss, cyber threats, or technical failures
- Ensured access continuity even in the event of publisher disruption
CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)
CLOCKSS is a not-for-profit, geographically distributed dark archive governed by leading scholarly publishers and research libraries worldwide.
- Long-term preservation of web-based scholarly content
- Independent safeguarding of academic material
- Public release under a Creative Commons license if a trigger event occurs
If the Journal ceases publication or content becomes unavailable, CLOCKSS will make the archived content publicly accessible to ensure permanent scholarly access.
2. Scope of Archived Content
This preservation policy applies to all scholarly content published in the journal, including:
- Research Articles
- Review Articles
- Short Communications
- Editorials
- Special Issue Content
Archived materials include:
- Full-text articles (PDF and/or HTML formats)
- Supplementary files
- Associated metadata
- DOI records
- Essential materials required to maintain scholarly integrity
3. Institutional and Website Archiving
- All content maintained on the journal’s official website repository
- Backup copies stored in secure institutional or cloud-based systems
- Metadata registered with Crossref for DOI persistence and discoverability
This multi-layered strategy ensures redundancy and long-term stability.
4. Access and Trigger Events
Standard Access
All published articles are freely accessible via the journal’s official website under its Open Access policy.
Trigger Event
A trigger event may include:
- Permanent cessation of journal publication
- Publisher discontinuation
- Platform failure or permanent inaccessibility
In such cases, CLOCKSS will activate its archival system and make preserved content publicly available to ensure uninterrupted global access.
5. Commitment to Preservation
By adopting LOCKSS and CLOCKSS-based preservation principles, the Journal of Gateway to Sustainable Research ensures a secure, redundant, and sustainable digital archiving strategy for its published intellectual output.
This policy guarantees that scholarly contributions remain permanently accessible to researchers, institutions, and the global academic community.