Archiving Policy

The Journal of Applied Finance and Economic Policy (JAFEP) is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of published research articles. We adhere to established best practices in digital archiving and take proactive steps to ensure that all content published in our journal remains accessible for future generations of researchers and readers.

1. Archiving and Preservation

To ensure the continued availability and preservation of published content, the journal takes the following actions:

  • Digital Archiving: All articles published in JAFEP are deposited in trusted digital archives, including, but not limited to, Portico, LOCKSS, and Internet Archive. These services provide long-term, stable access to content and safeguard against data loss.

  • Institutional Repositories: Authors are encouraged to deposit a copy of their final published article in their institution’s repository, subject to the repository's policies on copyright and access. This further ensures that research is freely accessible to a wide audience.

  • Publisher’s Archive: JAFEP maintains an internal repository for archived articles, including PDF versions of all published issues. These files are preserved and stored in compliance with recognized archiving standards.

2. Public Access and Availability

  • Open Access: All articles published in JAFEP are made available under an open access model, ensuring that all content is freely accessible online upon publication. The full-text articles are stored in a stable, publicly accessible format and can be downloaded at no cost to users.

  • Persistent Identifiers: Each article is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), ensuring a permanent, unambiguous link to the content. This facilitates easy citation, retrieval, and linking of articles across various platforms and databases.

3. Responsibilities of Authors

  • Archiving of Manuscripts: Authors are encouraged to submit the final accepted version of their manuscripts to institutional or disciplinary repositories where permitted, in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. The journal provides clear guidelines on which versions can be shared and under what conditions.

  • Copyright and Licensing: Authors retain copyright for their articles but grant the journal an exclusive license to publish and distribute their work. Authors should ensure that they have permission to archive their data, figures, and supporting materials if necessary.

4. Long-term Access and Preservation Strategy

  • Sustainability of Archives: JAFEP collaborates with long-term, reputable repositories that comply with industry standards for archiving, ensuring that all articles will remain accessible regardless of changes in technological infrastructure or services.

  • Backup and Redundancy: The journal maintains regular backups of published content in multiple locations to protect against data loss. This includes cloud-based and physical storage solutions to safeguard the long-term availability of the material.

5. Changes to the Archiving Policy

This archiving policy may be updated periodically to align with evolving standards in digital preservation or in response to changes in the journal’s archiving services. Authors and readers will be notified of significant changes to the policy.