Digital Preservation

The International Journal of Information Technology and Computing (ITX Journal) is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, integrity, and availability of all published scholarly content through reliable digital preservation systems and international archiving standards.

The journal recognizes the importance of protecting the scholarly record and maintaining permanent access to scientific publications for researchers, institutions, libraries, and future generations.

Purpose of Digital Preservation

The journal’s digital preservation strategy aims to:

  • Preserve published research permanently
  • Prevent data loss and corruption
  • Ensure long-term accessibility
  • Maintain the integrity of scholarly records
  • Support global academic discoverability
  • Protect scientific content against technical failures

Preservation Systems

The journal supports recognized digital preservation and archiving systems, including:

LOCKSS

 
Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS)
 

LOCKSS provides decentralized and distributed preservation by maintaining multiple secure copies of journal content across participating systems.

CLOCKSS

 
Controlled LOCKSS (CLOCKSS)
 

CLOCKSS supports long-term preservation and disaster recovery access for scholarly publications.

PKP Preservation Network

The journal supports preservation through:

 
PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN)
 

Integrated with:

Open Journal Systems

Institutional & Repository Archiving

Published articles may also be preserved through:

  • Institutional repositories
  • University digital libraries
  • National repositories
  • Academic archive systems

to support redundancy and long-term accessibility.

DOI Persistence

Each published article receives a permanent DOI identifier through:

Crossref

DOI services support:

  • Persistent article linking
  • Citation stability
  • Long-term discoverability
  • Reliable scholarly referencing

Metadata Preservation

The journal preserves essential metadata associated with published articles, including:

  • Article titles
  • Author information
  • Abstracts
  • Keywords
  • References
  • DOI metadata
  • Citation records

This supports compatibility with indexing systems and scholarly databases.

OAI-PMH Compatibility

The journal supports:

 
Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH)
 

This enables:

  • Metadata harvesting
  • Repository integration
  • Search engine discoverability
  • Academic indexing support

Backup & Recovery Procedures

The journal maintains regular backup and recovery systems to protect against:

  • Server failures
  • Data corruption
  • Cybersecurity incidents
  • Accidental deletion
  • Technical disruptions

Recovery procedures are designed to ensure continuity of access and preservation of scholarly content.

Long-Term Accessibility

Published content remains permanently accessible through the journal platform and preservation systems.

The journal aims to ensure uninterrupted access to:

  • Article PDFs
  • Metadata records
  • DOI links
  • Supplementary materials

Open Access Preservation

As an open-access journal, ITX Journal supports unrestricted and permanent access to published research without subscription barriers.

Published articles are distributed under:

 
Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)
 

Retractions & Corrections Preservation

If articles are corrected, updated, or retracted:

  • The publication record remains preserved
  • Retraction notices remain visible
  • DOI links remain active
  • Scholarly transparency is maintained

Compliance with International Standards

The journal follows international preservation and scholarly publishing standards recommended by:

  • Committee on Publication Ethics
  • Crossref
  • DOAJ

Commitment to Scholarly Preservation

ITX Journal is dedicated to preserving scientific knowledge responsibly and ensuring the permanent accessibility, reliability, and integrity of scholarly communication within the global academic community.