Archiving Policy

Archiving Policy

Journal of Textile & Fashion Studies

The Journal of Textile & Fashion Studies (JTFS) is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and integrity of all scholarly content it publishes. To maintain a permanent and reliable academic record, the journal employs rigorous archiving practices that safeguard articles, data, and supplementary materials against loss, alteration, or technological obsolescence.

All published articles are archived in secure digital repositories and databases that comply with international standards for long-term preservation. This ensures that researchers, educators, institutions, and the wider academic community have uninterrupted access to the journal’s content, even if changes occur in technology, platforms, or publishing workflows.

The journal collaborates with reputable indexing, abstracting, and archiving services to maintain redundancy and resilience. Archiving includes not only the main text of articles but also associated metadata, figures, tables, and supplementary files, ensuring a complete and citable scholarly record. JTFS also retains print editions for institutional and archival purposes, providing an additional layer of preservation.

Authors retain copyright over their work, while granting JTFS the right to store, archive, and make their articles publicly accessible. This approach balances author ownership with the journal’s responsibility to the global academic community. Articles are permanently linked through persistent identifiers such as DOIs to ensure reliable citation and reference.

The journal’s archiving strategy also includes regular backups, format migration, and adherence to best practices in digital preservation. JTFS continually reviews and updates its archiving procedures to align with evolving international standards, ensuring that all content remains authentic, discoverable, and usable over time.

By publishing in the Journal of Textile & Fashion Studies, authors agree to this archiving policy, which reflects the journal’s commitment to preserving the scholarly record and supporting the long-term accessibility and impact of research in textile and fashion studies.