Archiving and long-term preservation policy

  1. General Provisions
    1. This Policy defines the principles, procedures, and technical means for archiving, long-term preservation, and ensuring open access to scientific articles published in the Ukrainian Journal of Remote Sensing
    2. The purpose of archiving is to guarantee continuous, reliable, and long-term access to scientific materials, preserving their integrity, authenticity, and usability in scientific communication.
    3. This Policy complies with international open access standards, recommendations for the digital preservation of scientific information, and the principles of open science.
  2. Archiving Principles
    The archiving of articles is carried out based on the following principles:
    • openness and free access;
    • long-term preservation;
    • data reliability and security;
    • ensuring the integrity and immutability of published materials;
    • technological compatibility and accessibility of formats.
  3. Long-term Archiving
    1. All published articles are subject to mandatory archiving.
    2. Long-term archiving is ensured by depositing electronic copies of articles in:
    • The electronic archive for journals using the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.
    • The V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), where all issues of the journal are archived and stored.
  4. Technical Means of Preservation
    1. Long-term preservation is ensured using:
      • server storage of electronic files;
      • regular data backups;
      • duplication of archival data;
      • stable digital formats (PDF);
      • electronic repository management systems.
    2. Preservation is carried out using modern data protection technologies.
  5. Accessibility Guarantees
    1. The journal ensures perpetual preservation of and open access to its materials.
    2. Accessibility is guaranteed through:
      • data backup;
      • monitoring of technological aspects to prevent issues related to format obsolescence or outdated software;
      • digital preservation metadata;
      • the use of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs).
  6. Ensuring the Integrity of Publications
    1. After publication, articles are not subject to changes, except for official corrections or retractions
    2. Authors are permitted to deposit the final accepted version of their article (Author’s Accepted Manuscript) in an open-access institutional or thematic repository.