Preservation Policy

The International Journal of Yoga, Physical Education and Sports (IJYPES) is committed to ensuring the long-term availability, accessibility, and integrity of its published content. As an open-access journal dedicated to advancing research in yoga, physical education, and sports sciences, IJYPES recognizes the importance of preserving its scholarly record for future generations. This Preservation Policy outlines the measures taken to safeguard all published content, including research articles, reviews, short communications, and conference papers.

Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this policy is to guarantee that all content published in IJYPES remains permanently accessible, secure, and usable, even in the event of technological changes, journal cessation, or other disruptions. The policy applies to all digital content hosted on the journal’s website (https://ijypes.aastemer.org/), including articles, metadata, supplementary materials, and associated DOIs.

Preservation Strategies

IJYPES employs the following strategies to ensure the long-term preservation of its content:

  • Digital Archiving: IJYPES partners with recognized digital preservation services, such as Internet Archive, PKP PN, or Zenodo, to archive its content. These systems ensure that articles are securely stored and remain accessible if the journal’s primary platform becomes unavailable.
  • Local Backups: The publisher, AASTEMER, maintains regular, secure backups of all published content and metadata on independent servers to protect against data loss.
  • Open-Access Availability: As an open-access journal, IJYPES ensures that all published content is freely available without access restrictions, supporting preservation by enabling widespread dissemination and independent archiving by libraries and institutions.
  • Persistent Identifiers: Each article is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to ensure consistent and reliable access, even if the journal’s website or platform changes.
  • Metadata Standards: IJYPES uses standardized metadata formats (e.g., Dublin Core) to enhance discoverability and ensure compatibility with preservation systems and repositories.

Commitment to Accessibility

  • Permanent Access: IJYPES guarantees that all published content will remain accessible to the global academic community, educators, practitioners, and the public, in line with its open-access mission.
  • Preservation of Corrections and Retractions: Any corrections, retractions, or removal notices, as outlined in IJYPES’s Article Correction, Retraction, and Removal Policy, are preserved alongside the original content to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.
  • Support for Repository Deposition: Authors are encouraged to deposit their work in institutional or subject-based repositories, as per IJYPES’s Repository Policy, further ensuring content preservation through distributed archiving.

Responsibilities

  • Publisher (AASTEMER): Ensures that all published content is archived in recognized preservation systems and that backups are maintained regularly.
  • Editorial Board: Oversees the implementation of preservation practices and ensures that all published content, including corrections and retractions, is accurately archived.
  • Authors: Support preservation by depositing their work in repositories and ensuring that metadata and DOIs are included, as outlined in the Repository Policy.

Benefits of Preservation

  • Long-Term Access: Researchers, practitioners, and students can access IJYPES content indefinitely, supporting ongoing research and education in yoga, physical education, and sports sciences.
  • Reliability: Preservation ensures that the scholarly record remains intact, even in the face of technological or operational challenges.
  • Compliance with Standards: IJYPES’s preservation practices align with guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and industry standards for digital preservation.

Contact

For questions about this policy or inquiries about accessing archived content, please contact the editorial office at editor@ijypes.aastemer.org or visit https://ijypes.aastemer.org/. We aim to respond within five business days.

Policy Updates

This policy may be updated periodically to reflect advancements in preservation technology or changes in best practices. The most current version is available on the IJYPES website.

By publishing with IJYPES, authors and readers can trust that the journal’s content will remain a permanent, accessible resource for advancing knowledge in yoga, physical education, and sports sciences.