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Archiving Policy

The Journal of Geospace Science (JGS) is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published content. We recognize the importance of digital preservation to ensure that scholarly work remains accessible to future generations of researchers and readers, regardless of technological changes.

Digital Archiving

To safeguard the scholarly content, JGS employs the following digital archiving strategies:

  • LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe):
    The journal is integrated with the LOCKSS system to ensure decentralized and distributed archiving of its content in multiple libraries worldwide.

  • PKP Preservation Network (PN):
    For journals using Open Journal Systems (OJS), we participate in the PKP PN, which provides free preservation services ensuring ongoing access to published articles.

  • Institutional Repositories:
    Authors are permitted and encouraged to deposit their published articles in institutional or subject-specific repositories (e.g., arXiv, ResearchGate) with full citation to the original version in JGS.

  • Internet Archive and WebCite:
    Selected content is periodically archived on third-party archiving services such as Internet Archive to ensure additional redundancy.

Self-Archiving (Green OA Policy)

Authors are allowed to:

  • Archive pre-print (submitted version before peer review)

  • Archive post-print (final peer-reviewed version, before formatting)

  • Archive publisher’s version/PDF on personal, institutional, or public repositories
    No embargo is imposed, provided that full citation to the original publication in JGS is included.

Metadata Preservation

All article-level metadata, including DOIs, abstracts, keywords, and references, are preserved in XML and JSON formats, compliant with CrossRef and indexing services to ensure discoverability and citation tracking.

Article Retention and Availability

The Journal of Geospace Science guarantees permanent availability of all published content on its journal website. Even if the journal ceases publication, all previously published materials will remain accessible.