Archiving and Preservation Policy
Digital Archiving Policy
IJRDO – Journal of Applied Science strives to ensure the long-term preservation, integrity and continual availability of all published scholarly materials. The journal are implementing sound digital archiving systems to preserve the academic record and to ensure continuous access to the Journal.
PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN)
All published articles are securely archived through the PKP Preservation Network, a distributed digital preservation service developed by the Public Knowledge Project.
This system preserves journal content across multiple independent and geographically distributed nodes. The distributed structure helps protect content against data loss, technical failures, cyber risks, or possible discontinuation of the journal website.
As a result, all published articles remain permanently accessible, even if the journal’s primary hosting platform becomes unavailable.
Self-Archiving Policy
IJRDO – Journal of Applied Science encourages the dissemination of research and enables the authors to archive their research in different platforms.
The author(s) may:
- Deposit the published version (Version of Record) of their article
- Share their work on personal websites, institutional repositories, or academic platforms
- Distribute the article link freely without restriction
Conditions for Self-Archiving
- Proper citation of the original publication in the journal must be provided
- A link to the final published article on the journal website should be included
- The archived version must not be altered or modified
- The journal’s licensing terms must be respected
No embargo period, self-archiving is permitted after publication.
