Digital Preservation Policy

The International Journal of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (IJPLS) (ISSN: 0976-7126) is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of all published scholarly content. Recognizing the importance of safeguarding academic work for future generations, IJPLS implements robust digital preservation strategies to ensure the continued availability, integrity, and authenticity of all articles, regardless of technological or organizational changes over time.
Archival Systems and Preservation Methods
IJPLS employs multiple digital preservation mechanisms to secure its published content:

  • LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and/or CLOCKSS systems are utilized to ensure distributed archiving among a network of participating libraries, protecting against data loss or corruption.
  • All published articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), guaranteeing permanent and reliable links to their online versions.
  • The journal’s content is stored on secure servers with regular backups, ensuring redundancy and recovery capability in case of technical failure or data compromise.

File Formats and Integrity
All IJPLS articles are preserved in widely recognized digital formats (such as PDF, HTML, and XML) to ensure long-term readability and accessibility. The editorial team regularly monitors file integrity using checksum verification to prevent data degradation or unauthorized alterations.
Institutional and Repository Archiving
In addition to the journal’s internal systems, IJPLS partners with recognized digital repositories and indexing services to enhance visibility and preservation. Authors are also encouraged to deposit their final published versions in institutional or subject-based repositories, in accordance with the journal’s open access and self-archiving policies.
Continuity and Accessibility Commitment
In the event that the journal discontinues publication or changes its hosting platform, all published content will remain accessible through established preservation networks and repositories, ensuring uninterrupted availability to the global research community.
Through its comprehensive Digital Preservation Policy, the International Journal of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (IJPLS) ensures that every published work remains securely stored, permanently accessible, and reliably citable—supporting the enduring advancement of knowledge in pharmacy and life sciences.