Digital Preservation and Archiving Policy

Renaissance of Universal Mind · RUM PUBLISHING GROUP MCHJ

1. Current platform and preservation limits

Published articles and issue PDFs are hosted through Open Journal Systems (OJS), with article and issue metadata maintained in its database. This provides the journal’s online archive but is not, by itself, an independent long-term preservation service. The publisher is responsible for preservation planning and for communicating any interruption to access.

2. PKP PN, LOCKSS and CLOCKSS

PKP Preservation Network participation and accepted deposits are not currently verified. OJS has LOCKSS and CLOCKSS options enabled, but an enabled option does not establish membership, an archival agreement or successful preservation deposits. Until these are documented, the journal does not claim that these networks independently preserve its content.

3. Backups, metadata and recovery

A recoverable backup needs the OJS database, published files and necessary configuration, with access controls and a tested restore procedure. A journal-specific automated schedule, off-server copies, retention period and recent restore test have not been verified in this audit and are not promised as operational services here. Backups and provider snapshots should be treated as recovery measures, not as guarantees of permanent reader access.

4. DOI persistence and discoverability

A valid registered DOI identifies a record and requires maintained destination metadata; it does not store the full text. Crossref, search engines, catalogues and indexing links must not be described as full-text preservation solely because a record is discoverable there. Authors and libraries should use a valid DOI when available and otherwise the stable OJS article URL.

5. Journal closure and author self-archiving

If publication ceases, the publisher’s preservation response should include notifying readers, preserving an export of published files and metadata, seeking a suitable lawful repository or successor host, and maintaining or updating landing-page links where feasible. No named successor archive or guaranteed perpetual hosting arrangement is currently verified. Authors may deposit permitted versions under the open-access and licensing policies; this provides an additional copy without constituting a journal-wide archival guarantee.

Related policies and information

• Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
• Anti-Plagiarism and Similarity Screening Policy
• Peer Review Policy
• Authorship and Contributorship Policy
• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Complaints and Appeals Policy
• Corrections, Retractions and Expressions of Concern Policy
• Research and Publication Misconduct Policy
• Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies Policy
• Open Access and Self-Archiving Policy
• Copyright and Licensing Policy
• Publication Fees and APC
• Editorial Board and Editorial Independence
• Author guidelines
• Contact

Editorial office: editor@rum-journal.com.