Archiving and Digital Preservation Policy

Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET)

The Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET) is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, integrity, and availability of all scholarly content published by the journal.

Digital preservation is an essential component of JMET's responsibility as a scholarly publisher and is intended to ensure continued access to published content in the event of technical failure, platform migration, organizational change, or discontinuation of the journal.

I. Digital Preservation Commitment

JMET is committed to preserving the scholarly record and ensuring continued access to its published content.

The journal's preservation strategy is designed to protect:

• Published articles;
• Article metadata;
• Abstracts and keywords;
• Supplementary files;
• Issue information;
• Bibliographic records;
• DOI-related metadata;
• Other essential scholarly publishing records.

II. Preservation Through Open Journal Systems

JMET is managed using Open Journal Systems (OJS), an open-source scholarly publishing platform developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP).

The journal maintains its published content and metadata within OJS and applies appropriate technical and administrative measures to protect the integrity and accessibility of scholarly records.

Periodic backups may include:

• Journal database;
• Uploaded article files;
• Published PDF files;
• Supplementary materials;
• Journal configuration;
• Metadata;
• Other essential system files.

III. Independent Digital Preservation

3. Independent Preservation Infrastructure

JMET supports the use of recognized independent digital preservation systems for the long-term preservation of published scholarly content.

Where technically available and appropriately configured, the journal may participate in recognized preservation services compatible with OJS, including the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) or other trusted digital preservation infrastructures.

4. PKP Preservation Network

JMET supports participation in the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) as an appropriate preservation mechanism for journals using OJS, subject to:

• Technical compatibility;
• Eligibility requirements;
• Successful configuration;
• Confirmation of deposit status.

When PKP PN preservation is active and verified, journal content may be preserved through distributed infrastructure designed to safeguard scholarly publications against permanent loss.

IV. Persistent Identification and Metadata

5. Persistent Identification and DOI

Articles published by JMET are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) where applicable.

DOIs provide persistent identification and reliable linking to published content. JMET maintains DOI metadata and seeks to ensure that DOI records continue to resolve to the appropriate article landing pages or updated locations following platform changes.

6. Metadata Preservation

JMET seeks to maintain complete and accurate bibliographic metadata for its published content.

Preserved metadata may include:

• Article title;
• Author names;
• Author affiliations;
• ORCID identifiers where available;
• Abstract;
• Keywords;
• Publication date;
• Volume and issue;
• Page range or article number;
• DOI;
• References;
• Licensing information;
• Other bibliographic information relevant to scholarly discovery.

High-quality metadata supports long-term discoverability, indexing, citation, and retrieval of published research.

V. Backup and Disaster Recovery

7. Institutional and Technical Backups

In addition to platform-level preservation measures, JMET maintains or seeks to maintain regular backups of essential journal data and published files.

The backup strategy is intended to support recovery following:

• Hardware failure;
• Software malfunction;
• Cybersecurity incidents;
• Accidental deletion;
• Data corruption;
• Server migration;
• Hosting disruption;
• Natural disasters;
• Other unforeseen technical events.

Where feasible, backup copies are stored independently from the primary production server.

8. Disaster Recovery and Restoration

If JMET experiences significant technical disruption or loss of its primary publishing infrastructure, the Publisher and technical administrator will undertake reasonable measures to restore the journal using available backups and preserved data.

Priority will be given to restoring:

1. Published scholarly content;
2. Article metadata;
3. DOI resolution;
4. Issue and archive information;
5. Supplementary materials;
6. Editorial records necessary for maintaining the scholarly record.

VI. Platform Migration and Version of Record

9. Platform Migration

If JMET migrates to a new publishing platform, server, hosting provider, domain, or technical infrastructure, reasonable measures will be taken to preserve continuity of:

• Published articles;
• Article URLs where technically possible;
• DOI resolution;
• Bibliographic metadata;
• Issue archives;
• Author information;
• Supplementary materials;
• Licensing information.

Permanent identifiers, particularly DOIs, will be updated where necessary so readers can continue to locate published articles after migration.

10. Preservation of the Version of Record

The final published version of an article available through the official JMET website constitutes the journal's Version of Record.

JMET is committed to preserving the Version of Record and maintaining its bibliographic integrity.

Post-publication changes may be managed through:

• Corrections;
• Corrigenda;
• Errata;
• Expressions of Concern;
• Retractions.

The scholarly record will be preserved in accordance with JMET's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Policy.

VII. Author Self-Archiving and Continuity of Access

11. Author Self-Archiving as an Additional Safeguard

JMET permits and encourages authors to archive published articles in legitimate scholarly repositories.

Authors may deposit the published version in:

• Institutional repositories;
• University repositories;
• Subject repositories;
• Personal academic websites;
• Scholarly profiles;
• Other legitimate academic repositories.

12. Continuity of Access

JMET is committed to maintaining access to its scholarly content for as long as reasonably possible.

If publication of the journal is suspended or permanently discontinued, the Publisher will seek to ensure that previously published articles remain accessible through:

• The journal archive;
• Institutional backups;
• Recognized digital preservation services;
• Scholarly repositories;
• Other appropriate preservation arrangements.

VIII. Preservation and Open Access

Digital preservation and open access are complementary but distinct principles.

JMET provides immediate open access to published articles while separately maintaining preservation procedures intended to protect the long-term scholarly record.

IX. Preservation Responsibility and Policy Review

14. Responsibility for Digital Preservation

Responsibility for maintaining JMET's preservation arrangements is shared by the Publisher, Editorial Office, and Technical Administrator of JMET.

The journal management periodically reviews:

• Backup procedures;
• Hosting infrastructure;
• Preservation arrangements;
• DOI metadata;
• Journal archive;
• Platform security;
• Continuity measures.

Where weaknesses are identified, reasonable corrective measures will be undertaken.

15. Policy Review

This Archiving and Digital Preservation Policy may be reviewed periodically to reflect developments in:

• Technology;
• Open Journal Systems;
• Digital preservation standards;
• Preservation services;
• Indexing requirements;
• Scholarly publishing best practices;
• Relevant ethical and professional standards.

Material changes to preservation arrangements will be reflected transparently on the official JMET website.

JMET is committed to preserving the scholarly record through responsible backup practices, persistent identifiers, metadata integrity, continuity planning, self-archiving, and verified long-term preservation mechanisms.