Archiving Policy

The Journal of Peace and Diplomacy (JPD) is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and availability of all published scholarly content. To safeguard the journal's digital archive against data loss, technical failures, or platform disruptions, JPD employs multiple trusted digital preservation and archiving systems.

LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)

The Journal of Peace and Diplomacy supports the LOCKSS system, which enables participating libraries to collect, preserve, and provide continuing access to the journal's published content. LOCKSS creates multiple distributed copies of the journal's articles across a global network of libraries, ensuring long-term preservation and resilience against data loss.

CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS)

The journal also participates in CLOCKSS, a community-governed dark archive that preserves scholarly literature for future generations. In the event that journal content becomes unavailable from the publisher, CLOCKSS ensures that the archived material can be made openly accessible, guaranteeing permanent scholarly access.

PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN)

The Journal of Peace and Diplomacy participates in the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), a free preservation service developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) for journals using Open Journal Systems (OJS). PKP PN provides decentralized, long-term preservation of published content, ensuring that journal articles remain securely archived and accessible in the event that the journal website becomes unavailable.

Internet Archive

The journal's published content is also preserved through the Internet Archive, providing an additional layer of long-term digital preservation and public accessibility. The Internet Archive maintains historical snapshots of journal content, contributing to the permanence and discoverability of published research.

Publisher's Digital Backup

In addition to third-party preservation services, the publisher performs regular backups of the journal's website, database, and published content on secure servers. Multiple backup copies are maintained to facilitate rapid recovery in the event of technical failures or unforeseen incidents.

Commitment to Digital Preservation

By utilizing the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, Internet Archive, and routine publisher backups, the Journal of Peace and Diplomacy (JPD) is committed to preserving the integrity, authenticity, and permanent accessibility of its published scholarly content. These preservation measures ensure that research published in the journal remains available to researchers, institutions, and the global academic community for the long term.