Archiving Policy

The Scholar Cave in Public Health (SCHP) is committed to ensuring the permanent accessibility, data redundancy, and long-term digital preservation of all published scholarly content. We recognize that maintaining a secure and perpetually available digital scholarly record is fundamental to the integrity and continuity of global academic research.

1. Primary Digital Preservation Repository

To guarantee that all published articles remain accessible even in the event of unforeseen circumstances — such as web server failure, platform migration, or journal discontinuation — SCHP employs a comprehensive manual archiving strategy:

  • The Internet Archive (archive.org): All published volumes, issues, and full-text articles (PDFs) are officially cataloged and permanently deposited in the  Internet Archive digital repository. All content is securely preserved under a dedicated institutional collection, ensuring long-term storage and unrestricted public access in perpetuity.

2. Persistent Identifiers and Metadata Distribution

To further safeguard our digital records and prevent broken or inaccessible links, SCHP integrates the following open-access identifier protocol:

  • Crossref (DOI): Every published article is assigned a unique and permanent Digital Object Identifier (DOI). This ensures persistent outbound linking, stable citation referencing, and long-term structural integrity of the scholarly record.

3. Author Self-Archiving (Green Open Access Policy)

In addition to our official archiving strategy, SCHP actively supports a flexible and inclusive self-archiving policy to ensure multi-layered digital redundancy. Authors are both permitted and strongly encouraged to deposit the publisher's final version (PDF) of their work in any of the following:

  • Their university's institutional repository.
  • Personal or professional academic profiles (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu).
  • National or subject-specific digital archives — immediately upon official publication, with no embargo period.

Note: SCHP journal has recently upgraded to the latest OJS 3.5.0-4 platform. The official PKP PN (LOCKSS) plugin is currently undergoing compatibility updates by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) for this version. Once the plugin becomes available in the OJS 3.5.0-4 plugin gallery, it will be immediately activated and deployed to provide an additional layer of distributed digital preservation.