Archiving and Digital Preservation Policy
To ensure the long-term preservation, integrity, and accessibility of its scholarly content, the Journal of Cyber Security and Risk Auditing implements a robust multi-layered archiving policy based on best practices and industry standards. This policy combines third-party preservation services, cloud infrastructure, and local offline storage to safeguard against data loss, technological obsolescence, and access disruption.
🔐 Portico Partnership
- All published content is permanently preserved in Portico's secure archive.
- Portico guarantees content availability even if the journal ceases operations or experiences technical failures.
- Researchers and libraries are assured of continued access to all articles and issues in perpetuity.
- Portico uses advanced replication and migration strategies to adapt to future technologies and formats.
For more information, visit: https://www.portico.org/publishers/stap/
☁️ Cloud Infrastructure Services
- All journal data, including manuscripts and editorial records, are stored cloud solution in (AWS services, Azure services) .
💽 Offline Backup and Physical Storage
- continuity backups are stored offline.
- Backups are saved on hard drives and Blu-ray discs in secure, separate locations.
- Offline storage ensures content access during cloud or system failures.
- Regular checks and test restores verify data integrity.
🧾 Versioning and Integrity Checks
- All archived content is assigned a DOI and remains immutable post-publication.
- Errata and retractions are transparently documented and linked.