The Journal of Applied Science and Community Empowerment is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of all published content. Our archiving policy is designed to safeguard the journal's content against data loss, technological obsolescence, and other potential risks.

Digital Archiving

1. Institutional Repositories
   Authors are encouraged to deposit the published version of their articles in institutional or subject-based repositories, ensuring compliance with the journal's open access policy.

2. Third-Party Archiving Services
   To ensure long-term accessibility, the journal collaborates with trusted digital archiving services such as:

   • LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe): Enabling distributed archiving among partner libraries.
   • CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe): Ensuring long-term preservation of scholarly content.
   • PKP Preservation Network (PN): A free service integrated into the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.

3. National Library Deposits
   The journal ensures compliance with national repository requirements by depositing articles in appropriate digital libraries.

Self-Archiving

Authors are permitted to self-archive any version of their articles, including preprints, accepted manuscripts, or published versions, on personal websites, institutional repositories, or other platforms, provided proper citation and acknowledgment of the journal are given.

Data Backup

The journal maintains regular data backups to prevent accidental loss of content and to facilitate recovery in case of system failures.

This archiving policy ensures that all content published in the Journal of Applied Science and Community Empowerment remains accessible and preserved for future generations.