Archiving Policy
Teaching, Learning, and Development, published by Education and Development Research, is committed to the long-term preservation and continued accessibility of its published scholarly content. This policy describes the journal’s approach to protecting the scholarly record and supporting its availability for future researchers, educators, practitioners, and the public.
1. Description
Digital archiving involves processes that preserve scholarly content and maintain its usability over time, despite technological changes or changes to the original publishing platform. The objectives of Teaching, Learning, and Development’s archiving policy are:
- To support the long-term preservation and accessibility of published articles.
- To reduce the risk of permanent content loss arising from technical failures or the cessation of journal operations.
- To maintain the integrity, authenticity, and usability of preserved scholarly content.
2. Policy Details
2.1. Journal Website and Access
Published articles are freely accessible through the Teaching, Learning, and Development website. The journal website remains the primary access point while the journal is operating normally.
2.2. PKP Preservation Network
Teaching, Learning, and Development uses the Public Knowledge Project Preservation Network (PKP PN) as its third-party digital preservation service through the PKP PN plugin in Open Journal Systems (OJS).
PKP PN uses LOCKSS technology to support decentralized and distributed preservation of deposited content. Preservation coverage is determined by successful deposit and processing; enabling the plugin alone does not confirm that all published issues have been preserved.
PKP PN operates as a dark archive. Preserved content is not ordinarily available for public browsing through the preservation network while the journal website remains operational. Access may be activated following a qualifying trigger event, such as the cessation of publication, in accordance with PKP PN procedures and participation terms.
2.3. Author Self-Archiving
Author self-archiving complements the journal’s preservation arrangements. Teaching, Learning, and Development permits authors to archive and share their work in accordance with its copyright, licensing, and repository policies. Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.
Authors should identify the manuscript version deposited. Once the article is published, repository records should include the full bibliographic citation and a link to the published article using its DOI. Shared copies of the published version must retain appropriate attribution and license information.
2.4. Persistent Identifiers
Article DOIs support persistent identification and linking to the published content. If the journal’s website address or article locations change, the publisher is responsible for updating the relevant DOI records. DOIs complement preservation arrangements but do not themselves store or preserve article files.
2.5. Cessation of Publication
If Teaching, Learning, and Development ceases publication, the publisher will coordinate with the relevant technical and preservation service contacts to support continued access to previously published content. Content successfully preserved through PKP PN will remain subject to the network’s preservation and access procedures.
Where feasible, authors and readers will be informed through the journal website of changes affecting access. Public access through PKP PN will depend on its applicable trigger-event procedures and the content successfully deposited.
3. Technical Implementation
3.1. Deposit and Preservation Monitoring
The journal’s editorial and technical teams are responsible for maintaining the PKP PN plugin configuration, meeting applicable participation requirements, and monitoring the deposit status of published issues.
Failed, pending, or incomplete deposits should be investigated and addressed. Statements about preservation coverage must reflect confirmed deposit status.
3.2. Content and Metadata
The journal will maintain complete publication files and accurate article and issue metadata to support deposit and preservation. Preservation coverage is limited to the content successfully accepted and processed by PKP PN.
3.3. Operational Backups
PKP PN provides long-term digital preservation and is not a general-purpose backup or website restoration service. The publisher and technical team are responsible for maintaining separate operational backup and recovery arrangements for the OJS database, publication files, and website configuration.
3.4. Website Maintenance
The publisher and journal management team are responsible for maintaining the journal website and addressing technical issues affecting access. Planned interruptions should be minimized and announced where feasible. Temporary website interruptions do not automatically activate access through PKP PN.
4. Policy Review and Contact
This policy will be reviewed periodically and updated to reflect changes in the journal’s technical arrangements, preservation coverage, and PKP PN requirements.
Questions about archiving or access to published content may be directed to the editorial office at telad.journal@gmail.com.
