Policies

Archiving Policy

The Journal of Social Science Perspectives (JSSP) is committed to the long-term preservation, integrity, and accessibility of its scholarly publications. The journal employs internationally recognized digital preservation systems and secure storage solutions to ensure that all published content remains permanently available to the global research community.

JSSP utilizes the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system to create a distributed and redundant archive across participating libraries worldwide. This decentralized preservation model ensures that journal content remains secure and recoverable, even in the event of website outages, technical failures, or journal discontinuation.

The journal also participates in the CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) initiative, providing an additional layer of long-term preservation. CLOCKSS guarantees continued public access to scholarly content should the journal become inactive or the publisher cease operations.

Through integration with the Public Knowledge Project Preservation Network (PKP PN) within the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, published articles are automatically preserved in a trusted digital archive while enhancing long-term accessibility and global discoverability.

Every published article receives a unique Crossref Digital Object Identifier (DOI), providing persistent identification, stable linking, and reliable citation regardless of future website or platform changes.

JSSP maintains regular backups of all published articles, supplementary files, and metadata using secure institutional repositories together with encrypted cloud-based storage. These backup procedures help safeguard journal content against server failures, cyber threats, accidental deletion, and other forms of data loss.

In accordance with its Open Access policy, JSSP permits authors to self-archive preprints, accepted manuscripts, and the final published PDF on personal websites, institutional repositories, or other non-commercial platforms, provided that appropriate citation to the published version is included and the content is not redistributed for commercial purposes.

Through these comprehensive digital preservation and archiving strategies, the Journal of Social Science Perspectives (JSSP) ensures that its published research remains permanently accessible, securely preserved, and readily available to researchers, educators, policymakers, and the wider academic community worldwide.