Archiving Policy

Digital Archiving Policy for the Asian Bulletin of Green Management and Circular Economy (ABGMCE):

Introduction

The Asian Bulletin of Green Management and Circular Economy (ABGMCE) is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of its digital scholarly content. This policy outlines the measures adopted by ABGMCE to ensure the security, integrity, and continued availability of published research materials.

ABGMCE allows and encourages authors to deposit their pre-print and post-print versions in institutional or subject-based open-access repositories. Authors retain copyright and self-archiving rights according to the journal’s open-access policy.

To ensure long-term digital preservation, ABGMCE participates in recognized preservation services and maintains compliance with international digital archiving standards. The journal regularly deposits metadata and published content through the PKP Preservation Network (PN) to protect scholarly records against accidental data loss and ensure permanent accessibility.

ABGMCE also maintains compatibility with repository harvesting systems and allows digital preservation services and academic crawlers to collect and preserve journal metadata.

Scope of the Policy

This policy applies to all digital content published by ABGMCE, including:

  • Research articles
  • Review articles
  • Short communications
  • Letters to the editor
  • Supplementary materials
  • Editorial correspondence

Preservation Strategy

ABGMCE uses multiple preservation mechanisms to ensure the long-term availability and integrity of published content, including:

  • Digital preservation through the PKP Preservation Network (PN).
  • LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) preservation system for distributed and secure archival storage:
    https://abgmce.com/index.php/Journal/gateway/lockss
  • CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) archival service for long-term preservation and disaster recovery:
    https://abgmce.com/index.php/Journal/gateway/clockss
  • Regular backup and secure storage of journal content and databases.
  • Migration of digital content to updated storage systems when required.
  • Use of integrity checks to ensure that archived files remain accurate and unchanged.

Access to Preserved Content

ABGMCE ensures that preserved scholarly content remains freely accessible to researchers, authors, and readers. Archived content can be accessed through the ABGMCE website and supported preservation platforms whenever required.

Responsibilities

The following parties are responsible for implementing this archiving policy:

  • The ABGMCE Editorial Team ensures that all published content is properly archived and preserved.
  • The ABGMCE IT Team maintains the technical infrastructure, backups, and preservation systems.
  • The ABGMCE Library and administrative team support access and availability of archived materials.

Review and Revision

This policy will be reviewed periodically and updated according to developments in digital preservation standards, scholarly publishing practices, and recommendations from recognized preservation organizations.