Archives Policy

Archives, Indexing & Digital Preservation Policy

The Proceedings of SZMC is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and discoverability of all published scholarly content.

Archiving

  • All articles published since 1986 are permanently available in the Archives Section of the journal?s official website: Proceedings Archives.
  • The archive is open access and free of cost for all readers worldwide.
  • Each article retains its original citation details (volume, issue, page numbers, and DOI where applicable).

Digital Preservation

  • Proceedings employs multiple strategies to guarantee digital preservation:
    • LOCKSS and CLOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) for tamper-proof distributed archiving.
    • PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) to safeguard access in case of technical failures.
    • Institutional repositories and university libraries for additional redundancy.
    • Persistent Identifiers (DOIs) assigned through Crossref, ensuring permanent and reliable citation links.

Indexing & Discoverability

Proceedings is indexed and abstracted in:

  • Crossref (for DOI registration and citation linking)
  • Google Scholar
  • PakMediNet
  • [Add other databases/indexes as relevant ? e.g., PubMed, Scopus, DOAJ, HEC Journal Recognition System]

ORCID Integration

  • Authors are strongly encouraged to provide their ORCID iD during submission.
  • ORCID ensures unique researcher identification, proper attribution, and integration with Crossref for seamless citation tracking.

Commitment to Transparency

Proceedings follows the standards of:

  • ICMJE Recommendations (www.icmje.org)
  • COPE Guidelines on Preservation and Retraction (www.publicationethics.org)
  • DOAJ Best Practice Principles (www.doaj.org)

This ensures the integrity, authenticity, and permanent availability of all published scholarly work.