Archiving Policy

Archiving Policy

At Macaw International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research, we are committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of the research published in our journal. Our archiving policy is designed to safeguard the scholarly content we publish, making it available to future generations of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.

1. Digital Archiving

All articles published in Macaw International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research are digitally archived in secure and reliable repositories. We partner with leading digital archiving services to ensure that our content remains accessible even in the event of technical issues or unforeseen circumstances.

  • Institutional Repositories: Authors are encouraged to deposit the final published version of their articles in their institutional repositories. This practice ensures that their research is accessible within their academic community while preserving the integrity of the original publication.

  • Publisher’s Archive: Our publisher maintains a comprehensive digital archive of all articles published in Macaw International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research. This archive is regularly backed up to prevent data loss and is hosted on secure servers with multiple redundancy systems in place.

2. Permanent Availability

To ensure the permanent availability of our published content, Macaw International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research participates in long-term digital preservation programs such as:

  • CLOCKSS: We utilize the CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) archive, a community-governed archive that guarantees long-term access to scholarly content by preserving it in a decentralized network of libraries.

  • LOCKSS: Through participation in the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) program, our journal content is stored across a network of participating libraries. This decentralized system ensures that our publications remain accessible over time, regardless of changes in technology or journal operations.

3. Self-Archiving

Macaw International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research supports authors’ rights to self-archive their work. Authors are permitted to deposit preprint versions, accepted manuscripts, or the final published version of their articles on personal or institutional websites, or in subject-specific repositories, in accordance with the following guidelines:

  • Preprints: Authors may archive the preprint version of their manuscript (prior to peer review) on personal, institutional, or subject repositories, with proper acknowledgment of its subsequent publication in Macaw International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research.

  • Accepted Manuscripts: Authors may archive the accepted version of their manuscript (post-peer review but prior to final typesetting and formatting) on personal or institutional repositories, with a link to the final published version on the journal’s website.

  • Published Version: The final published version of the article may be archived in institutional repositories or personal websites, provided that a proper citation to the original publication in Macaw International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research is included.

4. Open Access and Archiving

For articles published under our open access option, the final published version is freely available to the public immediately upon publication. These articles are also archived in all participating repositories, ensuring their immediate and permanent availability.

5. Ensuring Continued Access

In the unlikely event that Macaw International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research ceases publication, our archiving partners and participating libraries will ensure that all published content remains accessible to the academic community. This commitment to continued access is a cornerstone of our dedication to preserving the scholarly record.