TAZKIYA Journal of Psychology is committed to preserving its published scholarly content and supporting its long-term accessibility. The journal recognizes that digital preservation is essential to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record, ensuring the availability of published research, and supporting continued access for researchers, educators, students, and the wider academic community.

To support these objectives, TAZKIYA Journal of Psychology uses the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) digital preservation system. LOCKSS is designed to preserve digital publications through distributed copies, integrity verification, and mechanisms for detecting and repairing damaged or missing content within participating preservation networks. Learn more about LOCKSS.

1. Digital Preservation Through LOCKSS

TAZKIYA Journal of Psychology uses LOCKSS as part of its digital preservation approach to help safeguard published articles against potential data loss and disruptions to online access. The system supports the preservation of digital publications by enabling participating preservation systems to retain copies, compare content integrity, and identify discrepancies.

Where the relevant LOCKSS network and its configuration support these functions, preserved copies may be used to repair damaged or missing content and support continued access when the original publishing source becomes unavailable.

The journal's preservation arrangements are intended to protect the continuity of its scholarly record while respecting applicable copyright, licensing, and access conditions.

2. Scope of Archived Content

The journal's archiving policy covers published scholarly materials and associated publication records, subject to the content available through the journal's publishing and preservation arrangements.

3. Distributed Archiving and Content Integrity

LOCKSS follows a distributed preservation approach in which participating systems maintain copies of designated digital content. These systems can compare copies through integrity-checking procedures to identify inconsistencies that may result from data corruption, incomplete collection, or other technical problems.

When the relevant network configuration permits, participating systems can cooperate to repair damaged or missing content using copies that meet the network's integrity requirements. This approach helps reduce dependence on a single online publishing server and supports the resilience of preserved digital materials.

Further information about the technical principles behind this process is available in the official LOCKSS documentation.

4. Electronic Backup and Data Protection

In addition to digital preservation, appropriate electronic backup arrangements are important for protecting journal content and publication records against accidental deletion, hosting failures, software problems, and other technical disruptions.

The journal and its publisher seek to maintain appropriate arrangements for the protection and recovery of essential publishing data, subject to their available technical infrastructure and operational procedures. These arrangements may include:

• Safeguarding published article files and available supplementary materials.
• Maintaining bibliographic metadata and publication records.
• Protecting relevant journal website and publishing-system data.
• Maintaining backup copies where technically and operationally feasible.
• Supporting data recovery and restoration following technical disruptions.

The frequency of backups, storage locations, retention periods, and recovery procedures depend on the journal's actual technical arrangements. The use of LOCKSS should not be interpreted as a guarantee that every category of website data or unpublished editorial record is preserved by the system.

5. Long-Term Accessibility

TAZKIYA Journal of Psychology aims to maintain the availability and discoverability of its published research through its official journal website and its digital preservation arrangements. The journal recognizes that continued online access may be affected by hosting changes, server failures, software updates, or other technical disruptions.

LOCKSS can support continued access to preserved content under the conditions and access policies of the relevant preservation network. The availability of preserved content during a disruption depends on whether the content has been collected successfully, the configuration of the participating systems, and the applicable access arrangements.

6. Metadata and Scholarly Record Integrity

Accurate and consistent bibliographic metadata is essential for identifying, discovering, citing, and retrieving scholarly publications. TAZKIYA Journal of Psychology seeks to maintain reliable publication information, including author names, article titles, abstracts, keywords, publication dates, issue details, and DOIs where assigned.

If an article requires a correction, retraction, or other formal publication notice, the journal will address the matter in accordance with its editorial policies and publication ethics procedures. Where technically feasible, relevant notices should be associated with the original article to help readers identify the current status of the scholarly record.

7. Copyright and Licensing

The preservation and availability of journal content are subject to the applicable copyright and licensing conditions. Articles published in TAZKIYA Journal of Psychology are governed by the journal's stated copyright policy and the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), as specified in the journal's licensing policy.

Digital preservation does not remove copyright protection or authorize uses beyond those permitted by the applicable license. Access to preserved materials and any subsequent reuse must respect the relevant rights and licensing conditions.

For further information, please consult the journal's Copyright Notice and Open Access Policy.

8. Editorial and Publisher Responsibilities

The editorial team and publisher support the preservation of the journal's scholarly record through appropriate publication-management and digital preservation practices. Within their respective responsibilities and available resources, these efforts include:

• Maintaining the publication website and organized access to published content.
• Supporting the integrity and availability of article files and bibliographic information.
• Maintaining appropriate digital preservation arrangements, including the use of LOCKSS.
• Reviewing preservation needs when technical infrastructure or publishing practices change.
• Taking reasonable measures to restore access to available content following technical disruptions.
• Providing accurate information about the journal's archiving and preservation arrangements.

9. Policy Review and Updates

This Archiving Policy may be reviewed and updated to reflect changes in digital preservation technologies, scholarly publishing practices, technical infrastructure, and applicable policies. Information about specific preservation systems or services will be maintained in accordance with the journal's actual arrangements and participation status.