Clinical & Molecular Biomedicine

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Digital Preservation Policy

Digital Preservation Policy

Clinical & Molecular Biomedicine (CMB) is committed to the long-term preservation, accessibility, and integrity of its published scholarly content.

Long-Term Digital Preservation

Published content of Clinical & Molecular Biomedicine is actively deposited in the Internet Archive, an independent non-profit digital library and preservation service.

Following publication, the journal deposits the final published Version of Record together with relevant bibliographic metadata, including information such as article title, authorship, publication date, DOI, journal title, volume, issue, page range, ISSN, publisher, and licensing information.

The Internet Archive provides an independently maintained copy of the published scholarly record outside the journal's own website and publishing infrastructure.

CMB's archived content is publicly accessible through the journal's Internet Archive profile:

Clinical & Molecular Biomedicine (CMB) – Internet Archive

https://archive.org/details/@clinical_molecular_biomedicine_cmb_

For example, the journal's first published article is independently available in Internet Archive with its Version of Record PDF, DOI, ISSN, journal metadata, publication date, and CC BY 4.0 licensing information.

The purpose of this preservation arrangement is to support continued access to published material over the long term, including in the event of technical failure, prolonged website interruption, migration to another publishing platform, or discontinuation of the journal or publisher website.

Scope of Preservation

The journal's preservation workflow includes, as applicable:

  • final published articles (Version of Record);
  • article-level bibliographic metadata;
  • DOI and persistent-identification information;
  • licensing and copyright information; and
  • supplementary publication files where relevant.

Journal-level pages, issue pages, policy pages, and other relevant web content may additionally be preserved through appropriate web-archiving mechanisms.

Internal Backup and Storage

In addition to external preservation through the Internet Archive, Editory-Press LLC maintains internal copies and backups of journal content and publication-related files as part of its publishing infrastructure.

Internal records may include:

  • Version of Record PDF files;
  • article metadata;
  • figures and supplementary materials;
  • production and editorial files; and
  • other records necessary to maintain the scholarly publication record.

External digital preservation and internal backup procedures operate as complementary safeguards.

Preservation of the Scholarly Record

Clinical & Molecular Biomedicine is committed to maintaining the integrity and continuity of the published scholarly record.

Where an article subsequently becomes subject to a correction, corrigendum, erratum, expression of concern, retraction, or other post-publication update, the journal maintains the original publication record and clearly identifies the relationship between the original article and the subsequent notice or update.

Corrections and other post-publication changes are not used to silently alter the scholarly record. Relevant notices are linked to the affected publication in accordance with the journal's post-publication and Crossmark policies.

Published articles are not removed solely because they have been corrected or retracted. Removal may occur only in exceptional circumstances, including legal, ethical, privacy, or safety requirements, and an appropriate record or notice will be maintained whenever possible.

Persistent Identification

Published articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to provide persistent identification and reliable linking to the scholarly record.

DOIs and associated bibliographic metadata are maintained separately from the journal website's internal URLs so that articles remain persistently identifiable even if the journal's website structure changes.

DOIs complement, but do not replace, the journal's digital-preservation arrangements.

Preservation Workflow

Digital preservation forms part of the journal's publication workflow.

After publication, Editory-Press LLC:

  1. prepares the final Version of Record;
  2. verifies the article's bibliographic metadata and DOI;
  3. deposits the Version of Record and associated metadata in the Internet Archive;
  4. verifies that the archived record is publicly accessible; and
  5. periodically checks the accessibility and accuracy of preserved records.

The journal also reviews DOI resolution and publication metadata as part of its continuing publication-maintenance procedures.

Additional Preservation Arrangements

Clinical & Molecular Biomedicine may establish additional preservation arrangements with recognized scholarly repositories or preservation services in the future.

Additional preservation services will be identified in this policy only after an active preservation arrangement has been established.

The journal supports the principle of preserving scholarly content in multiple independent locations where practicable. DOAJ similarly recommends continuous deposit into long-term archiving systems and notes that multiple preserved copies provide stronger protection against loss.

Responsibility for Preservation

Editory-Press LLC, as the publisher of Clinical & Molecular Biomedicine, is responsible for implementing and maintaining the journal's digital-preservation procedures and for taking appropriate measures to safeguard published content over the long term.

This version is stronger than the previous one because it now states exactly what you are actually doing: depositing the Version of Record and metadata in Internet Archive. That is important because DOAJ warns against claiming an archiving service unless preservation is already active.

I would also keep the Internet Archive profile link directly on the policy page. That gives DOAJ reviewers immediate evidence that the preservation arrangement is active.