Electronic Archiving and Digital Preservation
Unram Journal of Community Service (UJCS) recognizes the importance of preserving scholarly publications and ensuring the long-term accessibility, reliability, and integrity of published community service articles.
The journal utilizes Open Journal Systems (OJS) to manage electronic publications, manuscript records, and online access to published content.
Digital Preservation Principles
UJCS is committed to the following principles:
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Electronic Storage: Maintaining digital copies of published articles, supplementary materials, and associated metadata.
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Long-Term Accessibility: Supporting continued public access to published articles through the journal's online archives.
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Metadata Preservation: Maintaining article titles, author information, publication dates, identifiers, and bibliographic records.
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Data Integrity: Protecting published materials against unauthorized modification, corruption, or accidental loss.
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Backup and Recovery: Supporting appropriate backup and recovery procedures to maintain the continuity of journal records.
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Persistent Identification: Using Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), where assigned, to support article identification and citation.
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Institutional Preservation: Encouraging the preservation of published materials through institutional repositories and recognized digital preservation services when available.
Journal Continuity
In the event of technical disruption, website migration, or changes in journal management, UJCS will make reasonable efforts to preserve its published scholarly record and restore access to archived content.
Commitment to Preservation
UJCS is committed to improving its electronic archiving infrastructure and adopting recognized digital preservation practices to support the continued availability of scholarly publications.
