Digital Preservation Policy

Digital Preservation Policy

TMP Universal Journal of Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences is committed to ensuring that all published research remains accessible and preserved for future generations. This Digital Preservation Policy outlines the journal’s approach to safeguarding its content, ensuring long-term accessibility, and maintaining the integrity of published work.

  1. Purpose of Digital Preservation
  • The primary goal of digital preservation is to ensure that all content published in TMP Universal Journal of Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences is securely archived and remains accessible to the global academic and research community.
  • Preservation is essential to maintaining the scholarly value of research articles and facilitating continued citation, reference, and reuse in line with academic integrity.
  1. Preservation of Published Content
  • All articles published in the journal will be archived permanently in both the journal’s internal repository and external preservation networks.
  • The journal uses DOI (Digital Object Identifier) to uniquely identify articles and ensure permanent access. This identifier will remain associated with the article regardless of any changes in hosting or website structure.
  1. Partnership with Archiving Services
  • TMP Universal Journal of Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences partners with trusted digital preservation services to ensure that articles are safely stored and accessible for the long term. These services include:
    • LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)
    • Portico
    • CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)
    • Other industry-standard repositories and digital archiving services.

These partnerships ensure that articles remain available even in the event of unforeseen technical failures or changes in the journal’s infrastructure.

  1. Access to Archived Content
  • All articles published by TMP Universal Journal of Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences are available through the journal’s website under an open-access model. The journal ensures that all content is free to access, download, and reuse, while maintaining proper attribution as per the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.
  • Archived content will remain available on trusted platforms for continuous access. Researchers, educators, and institutions can rely on these archives to access published content at any time.
  1. Retention and Version Control
  • The final published version of each article will be preserved. This version, which includes peer-reviewed, edited, and formatted content, will be the version used for archiving and citation.
  • Any changes made after publication, such as corrections or updates, will be clearly identified, and the most current version will be stored and made available in the archives.
  • Articles that are retracted for ethical reasons will also remain in the archives, with a retraction notice attached to the article. This ensures transparency and maintains the academic record.
  1. Long-Term Accessibility
  • The journal is committed to providing permanent access to all published content through digital preservation systems. The DOI (Digital Object Identifier) ensures that articles can be traced and accessed in the future, even if the original publisher or hosting platform changes.
  • Content is archived in multiple repositories to ensure redundancy and minimize the risk of loss due to platform failure or migration.
  1. Data Backup and Security
  • The journal maintains a secure and comprehensive backup strategy to protect the published content. Backup copies are stored in multiple physical and cloud-based locations to prevent data loss.
  • Security measures are in place to safeguard the content against unauthorized access, tampering, or deletion. Regular audits and checks are conducted to ensure the integrity of the archived content.
  1. Ethical Considerations and Rights
  • As part of its commitment to ethical publishing, the journal ensures that all content complies with copyright laws. Authors are required to grant permission for the journal to store and preserve their work.
  • The Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license applied to all published articles gives authors the flexibility to reuse their work while ensuring proper attribution and maintaining the journal’s right to preserve and distribute it.
  1. Article Retraction and Withdrawal
  • In the event of an article’s retraction or withdrawal, the journal will follow established procedures to clearly mark the article and provide a reason for its retraction.
  • Retractions or withdrawals will be logged in the journal’s repository with a retraction notice and will remain publicly accessible to maintain the scholarly record.
  1. Future Plans for Preservation
  • TMP Universal Journal of Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences will continually review its digital preservation practices to align with best practices in academic publishing and emerging technologies.
  • The journal is dedicated to evolving its preservation strategies to ensure that content is maintained in the most secure and accessible formats for future generations.