Preservation and Archiving Policy

Overview

The safeguarding and availability of academic content hold paramount significance in the realm of scholarly publishing. At the Journal of Commerce and Trade, we are dedicated to ensuring that all articles featured in our journal are preserved for the long term and remain accessible to scholars, authors and readers globally. As reliance on electronic publications increases, the necessity for secure, dependable and permanent preservation systems has become critical. Our commitment transcends mere availability; it encompasses the assurance that our readers and authors can have confidence that the research and findings published will remain accessible in their original format for future generations, irrespective of technological progress or unforeseen disruptions. Archiving is not solely about maintaining access; it is fundamentally about upholding the integrity of the academic record. Consequently, we have implemented substantial measures to guarantee that every article we publish is securely stored and preserved through advanced archiving systems.

Preservation and Archiving Partner

Journal of Commerce and Trade in good faith, accept and confirm the following terms and conditions for participation in the Public Knowledge Project’s Preservation Network (PKP PN):

  1. We have the authority to include this journal’s content in a secure preservation network and, if and when necessary, to make the content accessible in the PKP PNN and its successors.
  2. We agree to allow the PKP PN to include this journal’s title and ISSN, and the email address of the Primary Contact, with the preserved journal content.
  3. We confirm that licensing information pertaining to articles in this journal is accurate at the time of publication.
  4. we acknowledge these terms may be revised from time to time and will supersede all previous versions.  We will be asked to review them and to agree to them in order to continue to include this journal’s content in the PKP PN.
  5. We agree not to violate any laws and regulations that may be applicable to the content.
  6. We agree to make every reasonable effort to inform the PKP PN in the event this journal ceases publication.  We acknowledge that PKP PN will also employ automated techniques to detect a potential trigger event and contact the journal to confirm their publication status.
  7. We agree that the PKP PN reserves the right, not to preserve or make content accessible.
  8. PKP reserves the right to use the aggregated content in the PKP PN for research and reporting purposes and will adhere to the norms of standard research procedures.

 

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Updated: 15 February, 2025.

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