Electronic Archiving

MUKADIMAH recognizes the importance of long-term digital preservation and continued access to scholarly publications. The journal combines external preservation, local backups, and author self-archiving to support the integrity, accessibility, and long-term availability of its published content.

1. Digital Preservation

MUKADIMAH participates in the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), which uses LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) technology to preserve journal content through a distributed network.

PKP PN provides long-term preservation intended to support continued access if a journal ceases publication or becomes unavailable, subject to the network’s procedures and conditions. It operates as a dark archive: preserved content is not ordinarily accessed through the preservation network but may be made publicly available following a qualifying trigger event.

The journal’s recorded preservation status and coverage can be consulted through the ISSN Portal and Keepers Registry. Keepers Registry records preservation information supplied by participating archiving agencies; it is not itself a preservation service. Preservation coverage is determined by successfully archived deposits and should not be assumed to include every published issue automatically.

2. Supplementary Archiving and Local Backups

MUKADIMAH permits archiving of its publicly available content through the Internet Archive as an additional means of supporting access. The availability and completeness of archived webpages and article files depend on successful capture or deposit.

The journal also maintains local backup copies of its content and associated data to support recovery in the event of technical failure, data loss, or disruption to external services. Local backups complement independent digital preservation and are maintained separately from PKP PN, which is not a backup service for restoring the journal’s OJS installation.

3. Long-Term Availability and Transparency

MUKADIMAH will make reasonable efforts to maintain access to published articles and their bibliographic information during platform migrations, technical changes, or other operational disruptions.

Information about preservation services and archiving arrangements will be updated when participation, implementation, or coverage changes are confirmed. The availability of an article on the journal website does not, by itself, demonstrate that the article has been preserved by an independent archiving service.

4. Self-Archiving Policy

Authors may deposit and share all versions of their work in institutional or subject repositories without an embargo period, including:

  • Preprint: the manuscript version before peer review.

  • Accepted manuscript: the version accepted after peer review, before the journal’s copyediting and typesetting.

  • Published article (Version of Record): the final version published by the journal, including the publisher’s PDF.

Authors do not need additional permission from the journal to self-archive these versions, provided that applicable copyright and licensing terms are respected. Each deposited version should be clearly identified.

Once the article has been published, authors should include the full bibliographic citation and a DOI link to the Version of Record. Deposited published articles should retain their copyright notices, licensing information, and attribution.

Authors are encouraged to retain copies of their manuscripts and published articles for their scholarly records and to support the wider dissemination and long-term accessibility of their research.