The International Journal of Computer Engineering and Embedded Technologies is committed to the permanent preservation and long-term accessibility of its published scholarly content. This policy has been established in accordance with the standards expected by international abstracting and indexing bodies, including Scopus and Web of Science, which require assurance that published research will remain accessible indefinitely, independent of the continued operation of the journal itself.
Purpose of Digital Preservation
The scholarly record represents a permanent contribution to the field of computer engineering and embedded technologies. The journal recognizes its responsibility to ensure that every published article remains discoverable, citable, and accessible in perpetuity, safeguarding the integrity of the academic literature for current and future researchers.
Preservation Approach
The journal maintains multiple layers of digital preservation to protect against the loss of content due to technical failure, discontinuation of the journal, or any other unforeseen circumstance. This includes redundant storage of the full published archive across secure servers, participation in recognized third-party digital preservation and archiving initiatives designed specifically for open access scholarly journals, and regular backup of all editorial records, manuscript files, and published content maintained by the publisher.
Third-Party Archiving Participation
The journal is committed to enrolling its published content with internationally recognized digital preservation services, such as LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), CLOCKSS, Portico, or an equivalent archiving initiative, to ensure that dark or triggered archival copies of every issue remain permanently retrievable, independent of the journal's own infrastructure. This commitment is treated as an ongoing operational priority in line with the expectations of major indexing databases.
Continuity of Access
In the event that the journal ceases publication, changes its title, or is no longer able to maintain its website, arrangements will be made to ensure that all previously published articles remain permanently accessible through the archiving services in which the journal participates, or through a successor arrangement with another reputable open access repository or publisher.
Permanent Identifiers
Every published article is assigned a persistent identifier, such as a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), to ensure that it remains permanently locatable and citable regardless of any future changes to the journal's website structure, hosting platform, or domain.
Version Control
The journal maintains a clear distinction between the submitted, accepted, and final published versions of each article. Once an article is formally published, the version of record is preserved unchanged, and any subsequent corrections, clarifications, or retractions are issued as separate, clearly linked notices rather than silent alterations to the original text.
Institutional Repository Compatibility
Authors are encouraged to deposit their published articles in institutional or subject repositories as an additional layer of preservation, consistent with the journal's open access and self-archiving policies. This distributed approach to preservation further reduces the risk of content loss over time.
Metadata Preservation
Full bibliographic metadata for every published article, including author information, abstract, keywords, references, and licensing terms, is preserved alongside the full text to ensure continued discoverability through indexing databases, search engines, and citation tracking services.
Ongoing Commitment
The journal treats archiving and digital preservation as a continuous editorial and operational responsibility rather than a one-time technical arrangement, and regularly reviews its preservation infrastructure to remain aligned with evolving best practices and the requirements of international abstracting and indexing services.