Archiving Policy

Journal: Joining and Corrosion Protection (JCP)

Policy Version: 1.0

Effective Date: June 2026

1. Purpose

Joining and Corrosion Protection (JCP) is committed to preserving published scholarly content and maintaining long-term access to the academic record.

The journal implements archiving, backup, and metadata preservation measures to ensure the continued availability of published articles.

2. Website Preservation

All published articles are maintained on the journal website as the Version of Record.

The journal aims to ensure continuous public access to published content through:

• regular website maintenance;

• server redundancy where available;

• routine system monitoring;

• publisher-managed backups.

In the event of technical disruption, reasonable efforts will be made to restore access as quickly as possible.

3. Publisher Backup

The Publisher maintains periodic backups of:

• published articles;

• supplementary materials;

• journal webpages;

• manuscript metadata;

• editorial records.

Backups are intended to protect against accidental data loss, technical failures, or system interruptions.

4. Metadata Retention

The journal maintains permanent records of publication metadata, including:

• article titles;

• author information;

• abstracts;

• publication dates;

• article identifiers;

• licensing information;

• citation metadata.

Metadata records will remain available even if articles are corrected, retracted, or otherwise updated.

5. DOI and Scholarly Record Preservation

The journal is committed to maintaining DOI metadata records through Crossref and updating metadata when corrections, retractions, or other post-publication changes occur.

Where applicable, metadata records will remain available even if article content is updated.

Corrections, retractions, and updates will be reflected in metadata records to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

Published article metadata will be preserved through the journal's publishing platform and DOI registration infrastructure.

6. Publisher Continuity

Should publication of the journal cease, the Publisher will make reasonable efforts to preserve access to previously published content and associated metadata.

7. Contact

Questions regarding archiving and preservation may be directed to:

Editorial Office

Joining and Corrosion Protection (JCP)

Email: jcp@sunlitpub.com