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ELECTRONIC FILING AND DIGITAL ARCHIVING POLICY
Electronic Filing and Digital Archiving Policy
- Policy Statement
Jurnal SIMETRIK (Sipil, Mesin, Listrik) is committed to maintaining the secure storage, preservation, and long-term accessibility of its published scholarly content. The electronic filing and digital archiving policy is established to protect the integrity of the journal's scholarly record and to ensure that published articles remain accessible to researchers, academics, students, and the wider community.
Jurnal SIMETRIK is an electronic journal managed through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. The journal has been published electronically since 2017 and assigns Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to its electronic publications to support persistent identification and accessibility of published articles.
- Electronic Filing
The journal maintains electronic records related to the publication process, including:
- Published articles and complete journal issues.
- Article metadata, including titles, authors, affiliations, abstracts, keywords, and publication information.
- Manuscript files submitted by authors.
- Supplementary files associated with published articles, where applicable.
- Editorial and peer-review records, subject to applicable confidentiality requirements.
- Publication records, including corrections, retractions, and other post-publication notices.
Electronic files are managed through the journal's OJS-based publishing system and are maintained as part of the journal's scholarly record.
- Digital Preservation
Jurnal SIMETRIK is committed to preserving its published electronic content for long-term access and future scholarly reference. Published articles are maintained within the journal's electronic publishing platform and are identified through persistent DOI records.
The journal's digital preservation practices may be enhanced in accordance with technological developments, publisher policies, and recognized standards for scholarly publishing and digital preservation.
- Accessibility of Archived Content
Published articles and journal issues are made available electronically through the Jurnal SIMETRIK website. The journal follows an open-access policy, providing direct access to its published content to support the wider dissemination and exchange of scientific knowledge.
The electronic archive is intended to enable readers and researchers to access previously published scholarly works for research, education, citation, and other legitimate academic purposes.
- Data Integrity and Security
The journal seeks to maintain the integrity and authenticity of its electronic publications. Appropriate technical and administrative measures should be applied by the journal and its publisher or hosting institution to protect electronic records against accidental loss, unauthorized alteration, or technical disruption.
Any corrections, retractions, or other changes affecting the published scholarly record should be documented appropriately and associated with the relevant publication.
- Continuity of Access
Jurnal SIMETRIK recognizes the importance of maintaining continued access to published scholarly content. In the event of changes to the journal's publishing platform, website infrastructure, or technical environment, reasonable measures should be taken to preserve existing electronic publications, article metadata, DOI information, and publication records.
The journal may adopt additional digital preservation services or mechanisms in the future when such services are formally established and supported by the publisher.
- Responsibility
The publisher and editorial team of Jurnal SIMETRIK are responsible for maintaining the journal's electronic publication records and supporting the long-term accessibility of published content in accordance with applicable publishing policies and technical capabilities.
This policy may be reviewed and updated periodically to ensure that the journal's electronic filing and digital preservation practices remain consistent with developments in scholarly publishing and digital preservation.
