Archiving Policy

1. Digital Preservation and Access
The Biosciences Research Reviews journal is committed to the long-term digital preservation and accessibility of its scholarly content. To ensure perpetual availability, the journal maintains a secure, multi-layered archival system, including:

• Publisher's Repository: All articles are stored on the journal's dedicated server and are permanently accessible via the official website.

• Third-Party Indexing Services: Articles are indexed in major academic databases such as PubMed Central, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate to maximize discoverability.

• Dedicated Preservation Services: The journal participates in globally recognized, sustainable digital preservation infrastructures, including CLOCKSS, Portico, and the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), to safeguard its published record against any future loss of access.

2. Preservation Formats
Articles are preserved in standard, sustainable formats such as PDF/A (for long-term preservation) and XML (for data integrity and future format migration). These formats ensure compatibility with current and future academic platforms and digital library systems.

3. Backups and Redundancy
The journal maintains regular, encrypted backups of all published content and metadata. Backups are stored in geographically diverse, secure locations. Our participation in CLOCKSS, Portico, and PKP PN provides an additional, community-supported layer of distributed archiving, guaranteeing content survival even in catastrophic scenarios.

4. Open Access and Retrieval
The journal adheres to open-access principles. Archived articles are freely accessible to researchers, students, and the global public. Full-text access is provided without charge through the journal's website and its designated preservation networks. In the event the journal ceases publication, content will remain accessible via the aforementioned preservation services.

5. Retention Period
Biosciences Research Reviews commits to retaining its digital archives indefinitely. Through our partnership with permanent digital archives (CLOCKSS, Portico, PKP PN), we guarantee that the scholarly record will be preserved and available for future generations, irrespective of the journal's future operational status.

6. Access to Archived Content
The primary intent is to provide unrestricted, free access to all archived scholarly articles. In rare cases, access on the journal's own platform may be modified due to legal or copyright constraints. However, the permanently preserved versions within our designated dark archives (CLOCKSS, Portico, PKP PN) will remain secure and will be made publicly available should the content become orphaned or the journal cease to exist.

7. Archiving Agreement with Authors
By submitting their work to Biosciences Research Reviews, authors grant the journal the non-exclusive right to archive and preserve the published version of their manuscript in perpetuity. This includes archiving through the journal's systems and its designated third-party preservation services, ensuring the work remains part of the permanent scholarly record.

8. In Case of Article Withdrawal or Retraction
If an article must be retracted or withdrawn due to ethical breaches, significant errors, or legal reasons, a clear retraction notice will be permanently attached to the article's metadata and displayed on the journal platform. The original version will be retained in the CLOCKSS, Portico, and PKP PN archives for historical and research integrity purposes, with a watermark or link to the retraction notice where technically feasible.

9. Future Archiving and Technological Advancements
The journal will proactively monitor advancements in digital preservation technology and standards. We will periodically review and update our archiving practices to adopt new best practices and ensure ongoing compliance with evolving open-access and preservation frameworks, such as those promoted by CLOCKSS, Portico, and the Public Knowledge Project.

By adopting this robust archive policy, Biosciences Research Reviews affirms its dedication to fostering sustainable scholarly communication and ensuring that its contributions to the biosciences remain accessible, discoverable, and permanently preserved.