Archiving Policy

Dhofier: Journal of Islamic Education is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of all published content. To ensure the permanent availability of scholarly work, the journal employs multiple digital archiving strategies in accordance with best practices in academic publishing. All published articles are archived through LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), which provide distributed and redundant preservation of digital content across participating institutions worldwide. In addition, the journal encourages authors to deposit their manuscripts in recognized institutional repositories and national libraries to further guarantee continued access to the academic community.

The journal is hosted on the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, which supports systematic metadata harvesting through the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH). This mechanism ensures that bibliographic information and full-text content are consistently indexed and retrievable by major academic databases and search engines, including Google Scholar, BASE, and DOAJ. The editorial board maintains regular backups of the entire journal database and infrastructure, minimizing the risk of data loss due to technical failures or server disruptions. Authors retain the right to archive the final published version of their articles in any open-access repository, subject to proper attribution to the journal.

In the event that Dhofier: Journal of Islamic Education ceases publication, arrangements will be made to transfer all archived content to a trusted digital preservation service, ensuring that the intellectual contributions of authors remain accessible to researchers and the public in perpetuity. The journal actively participates in global initiatives for open-access preservation and is dedicated to upholding the integrity of the scholarly record. Authors and readers may contact the editorial office for inquiries regarding the availability or preservation status of specific articles or volumes.