Digital Preservation & Archiving Policy

Samvakti Journals is committed to preserving the long-term accessibility, availability, and integrity of all published scholarly content. This policy applies to every journal published under Samvakti Pvt. Ltd.

1. Purpose of Digital Preservation

The goal of digital preservation at Samvakti Journals is to ensure that all published articles remain available permanently, unchanged, and accessible to readers, researchers, and indexing services.

2. Preservation of Published Content

Samvakti Journals maintains digital versions of:

  • Full-text articles
  • Supplementary files (if submitted)
  • Article metadata
  • Corrections, updates, and retraction notices

All published material remains accessible on the journal’s website unless formally retracted or removed under the Retraction Policy.

3. Hosting Infrastructure

Samvakti Journals is hosted on a professional web hosting platform.
The hosting provider ensures:

  • Reliable server uptime
  • Regular technical maintenance
  • Stable access to the website

Samvakti Journals does not maintain its own backup servers. The continuity and availability of the website depend on the hosting provider’s standard infrastructure services.

4. Long-Term Preservation Practices
4.1 Article Identifiers (DOI Information)

Some articles may receive a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) as per journal policy and publication requirements.
Authors may refer to the official policy page for additional details:
Peer Review Process

Authors may also consult the editorial office for questions regarding DOI assignment.

4.2 Format Sustainability

Published content is maintained in widely supported formats such as:

  • PDF for full text
  • HTML or XML for metadata

These formats ensure long-term readability and compatibility.

4.3 Hosting-Based Preservation

Since Samvakti Journals does not maintain internal backup servers, all digital preservation and continuity rely on hosting-provider infrastructure.
Authors are encouraged to keep personal copies of their manuscripts and published papers.

4.4 Third-Party Caching

Published content may also be accessible through external caching systems such as:

  • Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)
  • Search engine caches

These systems provide additional layers of preservation outside the journal’s control.

5. Author Self-Archiving (Green Open Access)
Authors may preserve and share their published articles in accordance with the applicable copyright, licensing terms, and publication agreements.

5.1 Open Access Publications
Following formal publication, authors may archive and share the final published version of their articles in:

  • Institutional repositories
  • Subject-specific repositories
  • Personal or academic websites

Such sharing must comply with the applicable Creative Commons licence and include proper attribution to the authors and Samvakti Journals as the original publisher.

5.2 Paid Access Publications
Following formal publication, authors may share the article title, abstract, keywords, DOI (where available), and official publication link.
Public distribution, repository deposit, or posting of the full published PDF is subject to the applicable publication agreement and licensing terms. Where required under these terms, prior permission must be obtained.

5.3 General Conditions
This self-archiving policy applies only to formally published articles. It does not grant permission to publicly deposit submitted or accepted but unpublished manuscripts.
All sharing must comply with the Copyright & Licensing Policy, applicable licences, publication agreements, and third-party rights.
Authors must appropriately acknowledge Samvakti Journals as the original publisher and provide the article's bibliographic details and DOI, where available.

6. Post-Publication Availability
Articles remain available on the journal website except in cases of:
  • Retraction
  • Legal requirements
  • Ethical violations requiring removal
Any changes follow the Retraction & Withdrawal Policy.
7. Policy Updates

This policy may be updated to reflect improvements in preservation practices, technology, and hosting infrastructure. Changes will be published on the journal website.

8. Contact Information

For questions related to digital preservation or archiving, authors may contact:

Samvakti Journals Editorial Office
Email: editorial.office@samvaktijournals.com
Website: https://www.samvaktijournals.com

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