Archiving Policy

The Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum is committed to the long-term preservation of its published content to ensure accessibility and scholarly integrity.

1. Purpose

• Ensure that all published articles remain permanently accessible to researchers, readers, and the public.
• Protect the journal’s content against loss, technical failure, or website downtime.

2. Archiving Methods

• Articles are archived in trusted digital repositories (Iraqi Academic Scientific Journals).
• Regular backups of all content are maintained to prevent data loss.

3. Persistent Access

• Archived articles retain DOIs and URLs to ensure continued discoverability.
• Previous versions of corrected or updated articles are preserved with links to the updated versions.

4. Compliance

• The journal follows best practices for digital preservation and archiving as recommended by organizations like CLOCKSS, Portico, or LOCKSS when possible.

5. Author and Reader Assurance

• Authors and readers can trust that published content will be accessible indefinitely.
• Archiving guarantees that citations and scholarly records remain valid over time.

Contact:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +964 7727490697