The Journal of Radiology and Oncology (JRO) is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published content. Our preservation strategy involves multiple trusted services and institutional safeguards to guarantee continuity of scholarly communication, even in unforeseen circumstances.

Digital Preservation Services

JRO collaborates with industry-leading preservation networks to archive its content securely:

LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) – multiple copies stored in libraries worldwide.
CLOCKSS – dark archive ensuring survival and open access in case of journal closure.
Portico – digital preservation and migration service for long-term accessibility.
CrossRef – persistent DOI registration and metadata preservation.

Institutional Repositories

Articles published in JRO are deposited in multiple institutional repositories and international databases to maximize accessibility.

Self-Archiving Rights

Authors may deposit preprints, accepted manuscripts, and final published versions in repositories.
Deposited versions must cite the final published article and DOI.
No embargo is applied for repository archiving.

Data Preservation

Supporting research data, supplementary files, and multimedia are preserved alongside articles. Authors are encouraged to deposit datasets in open repositories such as Zenodo and Figshare.

Preservation Strategy

Redundancy: Multiple independent archives ensure no single point of failure.
Migration: File formats are monitored and migrated to prevent obsolescence.
Accessibility: Permanent DOIs guarantee persistent access and linking.
Backups: The journal maintains redundant local and cloud-based backups.

Commitment: JRO guarantees that all articles will remain permanently accessible, discoverable, and citable, irrespective of journal ownership or management changes.

FAQs

What happens if the journal stops publishing?

All content will remain accessible via CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, and Portico archives, ensuring no loss of scholarly record.

Can authors preserve datasets along with articles?

Yes. Authors are encouraged to deposit datasets in open repositories, linked to their articles.

How does JRO ensure citation persistence?

All articles are assigned DOIs via CrossRef, which ensures persistent citation and discovery across platforms.

Preservation and Archiving Policy