Preservation & Archiving Policy

The IOASD Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and continued availability of all published scholarly content. The journal recognizes the importance of maintaining a secure, reliable, and permanent academic record for researchers, authors, institutions, and the wider scientific community.

To support the integrity and sustainability of scholarly publishing, the journal adopts digital preservation and archiving practices designed to maintain continuous access to published research materials and academic records.

Digital Preservation and Archiving
All articles published in IOASDJMPS are preserved in digital formats to ensure long-term scholarly accessibility, reliability, and academic continuity.

The journal supports preservation through:

·       Permanent online availability of published articles

·       Preservation of article metadata and full-text PDF files

·       Regular maintenance and secure backup of journal content and databases

·       LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) enabled preservation support

·       OAI-PMH enabled metadata harvesting and indexing compatibility

·       Archiving through Internet Archive and related web preservation services

Open Access and Availability
IOASDJMPS follows a full open-access publishing model, allowing readers worldwide to access published content freely without subscription, registration, or payment barriers. The journal is committed to promoting uninterrupted and equitable access to scientific and medical knowledge.

Stability of Published Content
All published articles are assigned stable bibliographic and publication information to support citation, indexing, retrieval, academic referencing, and long-term scholarly use. Once published, articles remain permanently accessible on the journal website except in cases involving correction, withdrawal, retraction, or legal requirements.

Corrections, Retractions, and Scholarly Record
Where corrections, retractions, or withdrawals become necessary, the journal preserves the integrity of the scholarly record by maintaining the original publication together with official notices clearly explaining the reason for the correction, update, or retraction.

The journal follows recognized publication ethics and scholarly integrity standards in handling post-publication updates and archival records.

Self-Archiving Policy
IOASDJMPS encourages the responsible dissemination and sharing of scholarly research to improve academic visibility, accessibility, and knowledge exchange within the scientific community.

Contributors publishing in IOASDJMPS are permitted to archive and share the following versions of their manuscripts:

·       Pre-print version (submitted manuscript before peer review)

·       Accepted manuscript version (peer-reviewed and accepted version)

·       Final published version of the article

These versions may be deposited in:

·       Institutional repositories

·       Academic and research repositories

·       Personal or institutional websites

·       Non-commercial scholarly sharing platforms

·       Research networking services

Appropriate citation and acknowledgment of the original publication in IOASDJMPS should be clearly provided whenever archived or shared versions are made publicly available.

Commitment to Long-Term Preservation
IOASDJMPS remains dedicated to preserving the authenticity, reliability, integrity, and long-term accessibility of its scholarly publications for researchers, healthcare professionals, academic institutions, and readers worldwide.

The journal continuously monitors advancements in digital preservation technologies and may adopt additional preservation systems and archival services in the future to further strengthen long-term scholarly preservation and accessibility.