Archiving Policy

Medical Forum Monthly is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and integrity of all published scholarly content. The journal recognizes the importance of maintaining a permanent scholarly record and has implemented active measures to preserve its digital publications for future access.

Digital Preservation Services

Medical Forum Monthly is actively registered with the following recognized international digital preservation services:

1. PKP Private LOCKSS Network (PKP PN)

All published content of Medical Forum Monthly is preserved through the PKP Private LOCKSS Network (PKP PN), a distributed digital preservation network maintained by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). The PKP PN provides dark archive preservation, ensuring that journal content remains permanently accessible even if the journal ceases publication or experiences technical failures.

Journal Identifier: C588F562-C474-4335-BED7-CC60CAF81EEE
Network: PKP Private LOCKSS Network (PKP PN)
More information: https://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp-pn/

2. LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)

The journal supports the LOCKSS program, which enables libraries and institutions to collect, preserve, and provide access to journal content. LOCKSS uses a distributed peer-to-peer network allowing participating libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for local preservation and access.

3. Internet Archive

Published articles and journal content are additionally archived through the Internet Archive (archive.org), providing free and permanent public access to all published research.

Digital Preservation

The journal adopts comprehensive digital preservation practices to ensure that published articles remain accessible over time. Preservation strategies are designed to protect journal content against accidental loss, system failures, and technological changes.

The journal regularly maintains secure backups of its website, database, and published content to support business continuity and disaster recovery.

Permanent Availability

All published articles remain permanently available through the journal's official website. The journal strives to ensure uninterrupted access to published content and maintains article metadata to support discoverability and citation.

All articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) via CrossRef to provide persistent and reliable access regardless of changes to the journal's web address or hosting platform.

Open Access Preservation

As an Open Access journal, Medical Forum Monthly provides immediate and free access to all published research. Archived content remains openly accessible without subscription or registration, in accordance with the journal's Open Access Policy and CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

Preservation Objectives

Medical Forum Monthly aims to:

  • Preserve the scholarly record for future generations
  • Ensure long-term accessibility of published research
  • Protect published content from accidental loss or corruption
  • Maintain the authenticity and integrity of published articles
  • Support international standards for digital preservation and scholarly communication
  • Comply with DOAJ, LOCKSS, and PKP PN preservation standards

Website Backup and Recovery

The journal performs regular backups of:

  • Published articles and full-text content
  • Journal database and metadata
  • Website files and configurations
  • Editorial records and submission data
  • Author and reviewer information

These backups are securely maintained to facilitate recovery in the event of technical failures or unexpected data loss.

Library Access and Institutional Archiving

Medical Forum Monthly encourages libraries and institutions to archive and preserve its content. Through the LOCKSS and PKP PN programs, participating libraries can create and maintain local copies of all published journal content, ensuring distributed and decentralized preservation.

Libraries wishing to archive Medical Forum Monthly content may do so freely under the journal's open access and CC BY-NC 4.0 license terms.

Policy Updates

This Archiving Policy may be updated periodically to reflect improvements in digital preservation practices and compliance with international publishing standards including DOAJ, PKP PN, and LOCKSS guidelines.

Contact Information

For questions regarding this Archiving Policy, please contact:

Editorial Office
Medical Forum Monthly
Email: medicalforum@gmail.com
Website: https://medicalforummonthly.com