Digital Archiving and Preservation Policy
The Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (JMID) is committed to the long-term preservation, accessibility, authenticity, and integrity of its published scholarly content.
JMID recognizes that digital preservation is an essential component of responsible scholarly publishing. The journal therefore maintains digital preservation arrangements designed to ensure that its published articles remain accessible to researchers and readers over the long term.
1. Digital Preservation and Archiving
JMID maintains digital copies of its published scholarly content and takes reasonable measures to protect the availability and integrity of journal content.
The journal's digital preservation strategy includes:
maintenance of electronic copies of published articles and journal issues;
appropriate data backup and recovery practices;
protection against unauthorized alteration or loss of published content; and
participation in established third-party digital preservation services.
The preservation of the scholarly record is considered a continuing responsibility of JMID and its publisher, Eldaghayes Publisher.
2. Portico Digital Preservation
JMID participates in Portico, a recognized community-supported digital preservation service for scholarly publications.
All available issues of the Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases are archived in Portico.
Portico provides an independent preservation infrastructure intended to support continued access to scholarly content in circumstances where the original online version may become unavailable.
JMID's participation in Portico provides an important component of the journal's long-term digital preservation strategy.
3. Long-Term Accessibility
JMID is committed to maintaining continued online access to its published content.
Published articles are intended to remain permanently available through the official JMID website, subject to exceptional circumstances such as legal requirements, security concerns, or technical disruptions.
Digital preservation arrangements are designed to complement, rather than replace, the official journal website.
4. Preservation of the Scholarly Record
JMID seeks to preserve the integrity and continuity of the published scholarly record.
Published articles, including corrected or retracted articles, are retained as part of the scholarly record in accordance with the journal's Correction, Retraction, and Post-Publication Policy.
Where an article is corrected or retracted, the relevant notice is linked to the original publication so that readers can identify the status and history of the article.
Retraction or correction does not normally result in the silent deletion of the original article.
5. Metadata and Persistent Identification
JMID assigns a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to published articles through Crossref.
Article metadata may include:
article title;
author names;
institutional affiliations;
abstract;
keywords;
publication date;
journal volume and issue;
article pages or article number, where applicable;
DOI;
funding information;
conflict-of-interest information; and
licensing information.
Persistent identifiers and structured metadata facilitate discovery, citation, interoperability, and long-term identification of published research.
6. Metadata Interoperability
JMID maintains structured bibliographic metadata to support interoperability with scholarly databases, repositories, search engines, indexing services, and other discovery systems.
The journal uses appropriate metadata standards and formats to facilitate the exchange and harvesting of bibliographic information.
JMID works with relevant scholarly infrastructure providers, including Crossref, to maintain accurate article metadata and persistent identifiers.
7. Open Access and Preservation
JMID operates as an open-access journal. Published articles are freely accessible online in accordance with the journal's applicable open-access and licensing policies.
Open access ensures immediate public availability of the published content, while digital preservation arrangements support its long-term availability.
Self-archiving by authors is also permitted in accordance with the JMID Self-Archiving and Repository Policy.
8. Copyright and Licensing
JMID publishes its content under the applicable Creative Commons license stated on the journal website and individual articles.
Authors retain the rights specified in the journal's publishing and licensing terms.
Licensing information is maintained with the published article to facilitate lawful reuse, redistribution, and citation.
9. Author and Researcher Identifiers
JMID encourages authors to provide ORCID iDs where available.
ORCID identifiers help distinguish researchers with similar names and facilitate accurate attribution and interoperability across scholarly communication systems.
10. Repository and External Archiving
Authors may deposit permitted versions of their manuscripts in institutional repositories, subject repositories, and other recognized scholarly platforms in accordance with the JMID Self-Archiving and Repository Policy.
Such repository deposits provide an additional means of dissemination and accessibility while the official Version of Record remains available through the JMID website.
11. Business Continuity and Preservation
JMID recognizes the importance of maintaining access to published content in the event of technical, organizational, or other disruptions.
The journal therefore maintains appropriate preservation and backup arrangements and participates in independent digital preservation infrastructure.
Where appropriate, additional preservation or archival services may be adopted as the journal's publishing infrastructure develops.
12. Digital Preservation Review
JMID periodically reviews its digital preservation arrangements and may update its preservation strategy in response to changes in technology, scholarly publishing standards, infrastructure, and recognized digital-preservation practices.
The journal is committed to strengthening its preservation arrangements as appropriate to ensure the long-term accessibility and integrity of the published scholarly record.
13. Directory of Open Access Libyan Journals (DOLJ)
The Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (JMID) is listed in the Directory of Open Access Libyan Journals (DOLJ).
This listing provides an additional point of discovery for the journal and its open-access scholarly content.
14. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
The Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (JMID) is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), a recognized global directory of quality open-access scholarly journals.
JMID's inclusion in DOAJ reflects its commitment to open-access publishing, transparent editorial and peer-review practices, appropriate licensing, and the free accessibility of its published scholarly content.
JMID maintains its journal information and bibliographic records in accordance with applicable DOAJ requirements and best-practice recommendations.
The journal's DOAJ record provides additional discoverability and access to JMID's scholarly content and metadata.
JMID's DOAJ record is available at:
Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases — DOAJ
15. Commitment to Long-Term Preservation
JMID considers the preservation of published research an integral part of its responsibility as a scholarly journal.
Through its official online platform, Crossref DOI infrastructure, author self-archiving permissions, and participation in Portico, JMID seeks to ensure that its published research remains discoverable, accessible, identifiable, and preserved for current and future generations of researchers.
