Policy
- Introduction
The Journal of Business Management (JBM) recognizes the importance of archiving its content to ensure longterm access, preservation, and dissemination of scholarly research in the field of business management. This archiving policy outlines the principles and procedures guiding the archiving of JBM's publications.
- Archiving Objectives
The primary objectives of JBM's archiving policy are:
To preserve the scholarly record of business management research for future generations.
To provide stable and permanent access to JBM's content for scholars, researchers, practitioners, and the general public.
To comply with industry standards and best practices for digital archiving.
- Archiving Methods
JBM employs the following methods to achieve its archiving objectives:
Digital Archiving: All published articles, including text, figures, tables, and supplementary materials, are digitally archived using industrystandard formats and protocols.
Institutional Repositories: JBM encourages authors to deposit preprints, postprints, or author's final version of the manuscript in institutional repositories to enhance accessibility and longterm preservation.
Collaboration with Archiving Services: JBM collaborates with reputable archiving services and digital libraries to ensure redundancy and resilience in archiving practices.
DOI Assignment: Each published article is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to ensure persistent identification and linking to archived content.
- Archiving Partnerships
JBM may establish partnerships with the following types of organizations to facilitate archiving:
Libraries and Consortia: Collaboration with academic libraries and consortia to host and preserve JBM's content within their digital repositories.
Archiving Services: Partnership with established archiving services specializing in digital preservation to ensure the longevity and integrity of JBM's archived content.
- Access and Preservation
JBM is committed to providing open access to its archived content while ensuring its longterm preservation. Access to archived materials may be subject to copyright and licensing agreements, with appropriate permissions granted to users for scholarly and educational purposes.
- Data Management
JBM follows best practices in data management to ensure the integrity, authenticity, and usability of archived content. This includes metadata preservation, file format migration as needed, and regular integrity checks to mitigate the risk of data loss or corruption.
