Overview

The Journal of Addiction Therapy and Research (JATR) is committed to the long-term preservation, accessibility, and usability of all published content. Our archiving strategy follows recognized international standards to ensure the integrity and permanence of the scholarly record.

Preservation Principle: Every published article remains accessible and retrievable indefinitely, regardless of technological evolution or organizational changes.

Digital Preservation Systems

JATR uses multiple redundant systems to secure and preserve its digital assets:

LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe): Distributed archiving ensures content redundancy across participating libraries worldwide.
CLOCKSS: Controlled network that stores content for long-term, dark archive preservation and automatic restoration if content becomes unavailable.
PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN): Integrated with Open Journal Systems (OJS) for automated deposit and preservation.
Institutional Repositories: Full-text PDFs and metadata mirrored in academic repositories (e.g., university digital libraries, OpenAIRE).

This multi-system strategy ensures continuity and resilience against data loss, cyber threats, or publisher changes.

Scope of Preservation

The following digital assets are preserved:

All published articles (HTML, PDF, XML).
Article metadata (DOI, ORCID, keywords, abstracts).
Supplementary materials (datasets, figures, videos).
Editorial content, policies, and announcements.
Peer-review documentation (where required by COPE investigations).

All content is assigned permanent DOIs via Crossref to ensure persistent access and citation stability.

Redundancy and Data Replication

JATR ensures content redundancy through geographic replication:

Primary hosting on secure cloud-based servers (multi-region redundancy).
Secondary copies in LOCKSS/CLOCKSS partner libraries.
Version backups stored weekly in encrypted offsite repositories.
Annual integrity checks using checksum verification algorithms (MD5/SHA-256).

This redundancy guarantees that no single point of failure can compromise journal content.

Repository Integration

JATR collaborates with recognized repositories and indexing services to enhance preservation:

DOAJ and OpenAIRE: Inclusion ensures metadata discoverability and preservation of open-access content.
Zenodo and Figshare: Optional author-deposited copies of datasets and supplementary files.
Crossref: Metadata synchronization for long-term link resolution.

Metadata is freely harvestable via the OAI-PMH endpoint.

Failover and Disaster Recovery

In the event of technical failure, server compromise, or organizational closure:

LOCKSS/CLOCKSS archives activate access restoration protocols.
Mirrored repositories restore missing or corrupted content.
Crossref maintains DOI-to-content resolution continuity.

These procedures ensure seamless reader access and citation persistence without interruption.

Author Responsibilities in Preservation

Authors are encouraged to:

Deposit accepted manuscripts in institutional repositories.
Maintain personal copies of final manuscripts and supplementary data.
Ensure data availability through persistent identifiers (DOIs or accession numbers).

Author participation enhances the resilience and distribution of scholarly content across the digital ecosystem.

Data Integrity and Verification

To maintain the authenticity of preserved content:

Checksums are generated for all new publications.
Version control logs track all editorial and metadata changes.
Audit reports are maintained annually to confirm repository synchronization.

These measures guarantee that published materials remain unaltered, authentic, and verifiable.

Relationship with Open Access Policy

As an open-access journal under the CC BY 4.0 License, JATR allows unrestricted distribution and reuse. Preservation mechanisms work in tandem with our Open Access Policy to ensure perpetual access and reuse permissions.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What happens if the journal ceases publication?

LOCKSS/CLOCKSS and PKP PN ensure all published content remains freely available and accessible indefinitely.

Are supplementary materials preserved too?

Yes. Supplementary files hosted with the main article are archived with corresponding DOIs for persistent reference.

How often are backups performed?

Full content backups occur weekly, while incremental backups are automated daily on cloud servers.

Does JATR participate in the PKP Preservation Network (PN)?

Yes. JATR’s content is automatically preserved through PKP PN as part of its OJS infrastructure.

Preservation and Archiving Policy