Digital Archiving and Preservation Policy

Digital Archiving and Preservation Policy

The Journal of Bacha Khan Medical College (JBKMC) is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published scholarly content. To ensure permanent availability, the journal utilizes the Public Knowledge Project Preservation Network (PKP PN), which provides decentralized and distributed digital archiving.

Through PKP PN, all published articles are securely preserved in a network of participating libraries worldwide using the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system. This guarantees that the content remains accessible even in the event of website downtime, data loss, or journal discontinuation.

Link:https://jbkmc.bkmc.edu.pk/index.php/website/gateway/lockss

JBKMC also encourages authors and readers to archive published versions of articles in institutional repositories or personal websites with proper citation and journal acknowledgment.