Digital Preservation and Archiving Policy

Website Archiving and Server Backups

All electronic content of the journal — including the website, published articles, and metadata — is preserved across multiple independent sources.
The primary version is hosted on our main web server, accessible to all readers.
In addition, two separate backup copies are stored on independent servers.
In the event of a system failure, one of the backup sources can be restored promptly, typically within 24–36 hours, ensuring continuous availability of the journal’s website and content.

Preservica Digital Archiving

ETKİ uses Preservica, a trusted digital preservation platform, to securely archive all published content.
Preservica provides long-term preservation and format migration, ensuring reliable access to all articles and metadata even if the journal ceases publication or experiences technical disruptions.
This system complements our internal backups and strengthens the integrity and durability of the scholarly record.

PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN)

ETKİ participates in the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), a digital preservation service developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) to support the long-term preservation of scholarly content published through Open Journal Systems (OJS).
Through PKP PN, the journal’s published articles and associated metadata are preserved in a distributed preservation environment, providing an additional safeguard against data loss, technical failures, or interruptions to the journal’s publishing platform.
This service forms an additional layer of preservation alongside ETKİ’s internal server backups and Preservica digital archiving.

Abstracting and Indexing Services

The journal collaborates with recognized abstracting and indexing databases that store essential metadata, article identifiers, and in some cases, full-text versions of published works.
This distributed archiving model ensures that ETKİ’s scholarly content is available through multiple access points, enhancing both visibility and long-term preservation.

Commitment to Continuity

Through these multi-layered preservation measures — including independent server backups, Preservica digital archiving, and participation in the PKP Preservation Network — ETKİ: Journal of Literature, Theatre and Culture Studies is committed to maintaining the continuity, accessibility, integrity, and long-term preservation of its published scholarly record for present and future readers.