Archiving and Preservation Policy

The Medical Journal of Public Health (MJPH) is determined to make all its published research to be of access and secure and long term preserved. The Archiving and Preservation Policy explains how the journal secures its scholarly material in order that the users of the journals, researchers and institutions can obtain them today and in the future despite the technology transformation.

Why Archiving Matters

The permanent record of human knowledge includes scientific research. Maintaining this work prevents losing it, makes citing it valid, and lets the future generations of researchers continue on the previous findings. Accessibility is also provided long-term in contribution to the education, policy-making, and evidence-based practice of overall public health.

How We Preserve Research

To protect published material, MJPH:

  • Archives storage of articles in digital forms that could be read with time.
  • Allocates Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to each article to ensure that it has permanent links.
  • Ensures safe backups to avoid loss of data in case of technical failure and interference.
  • Maintains all metadata (including author names, abstracts, key words, dates) to enable search and indexing.

Redundancy and Safety

The journal has several secure storage space and backup to make sure that content is not tied to a particular technology or platform. The likelihood of risk is reduced by this redundancy and facilitates continuity of access even in case one of the systems is unavailable.

Enhancing Discoverability

MJPH supports the long-term visibility and impact of published research by archiving the texts of each article together with any important metadata, which makes the published research discoverable by libraries, indexing services, academic databases, and search engines.

Continuous Review

MJPH also evaluates its archiving procedures periodically to bring them into line with best practice and digital preservation development. This continued dedication assists the journal to fit in the changing standards and maintain its archival procedures strong and sound.

The Archiving and Preservation Policy demonstrates that MJPH is committed to responsible management of scientific knowledge, so that valuable research in the field of public health remains available, accessible, and significant over many years to come.