Archiving and Preservation Policy

SCOG is fully committed to the permanent availability, digital preservation, and broad accessibility of all published content. We implement multiple archiving strategies to protect scholarly works from loss, ensure long-term discoverability, and comply with international best practices.

1. Publisher-Managed Archiving

SCOG maintains a local, state-of-the-art archiving infrastructure to store accurate digital versions of all published articles. Each article is preserved in both PDF and XML formats to ensure machine-readability and future-proofing across evolving technologies.

SCOG also participates in global archiving initiatives such as LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS).

2. Indexing-Based Preservation

SCOG's indexing partners, including Scopus, Dimensions, Google Scholar, Sinta, Garuda, etc., store metadata and in several cases full texts of articles. This ensures that multiple external systems can serve as access points for SCOG publications, even if the journal platform becomes temporarily unavailable.

All published articles are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) via CrossRef, allowing them to be persistently cited and located.

3. Author Self-Archiving

SCOG fully supports and encourages self-archiving as a means to amplify research visibility and accessibility.

Authors are permitted to deposit:

  • Preprints (submitted version before peer review)
  • Postprints (accepted version after peer review)
  • Published version (Version of Record)

…into:

  • Institutional repositories
  • Subject-based repositories
  • Personal websites

This can be done immediately after publication, without embargo, provided that proper citation and link to the official journal version are included. This complies with the journal’s Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.

4. Metadata Harvesting

SCOG makes its metadata openly available in compliance with the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH). This enables third-party digital libraries and discovery platforms to harvest, index, and redistribute SCOG’s research output, enhancing global dissemination and visibility.

5. Policy in the Event of Discontinuation

SCOG intends to publish indefinitely. However, in the rare event that publication ceases:

  • The complete journal archive will remain online and accessible for a minimum of 10 years.
  • LOCKSS and CLOCKSS systems will serve as alternative access points.
  • All articles will continue to be available via DOI and external indexing platforms.