Digital Preservation and Self-Archiving

The @Limentech Journal of Food Science and Technology is committed to ensuring the digital preservation of its content. The main measures adopted are outlined below:

1. Use of the Open Journal Systems (OJS): The @Limentech Journal uses OJS to efficiently manage its publications and ensure the digital preservation of its content.

2. Assignment of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs): Each article published in the @Limentech Journal is assigned a DOI, providing a persistent identifier managed by Crossref. This facilitates the unique identification and citation of articles within the academic community.

3. PKP Preservation Network: The @Limentech Journal benefits from the free digital preservation services provided by the PKP Preservation Network. Journal files are stored in LOCKSS, a system developed by the Stanford University Libraries, ensuring permanent and secure archiving.

4. Open Access Policy: The @Limentech Journal follows an open access policy, meaning that its content is freely available to all users without access or download charges. This policy promotes knowledge sharing and the broad dissemination of the journal’s content.

	The @Limentech Journal ensures the preservation of its digital content through LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), a system that distributes multiple copies of materials across different locations, guaranteeing availability and protection against system failures or data loss.
	In addition to LOCKSS, the @Limentech Journal participates in the CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) network, a global dark archive that provides robust and secure backup, ensuring that the journal’s content remains available even in the event of an irreversible loss of access to the original source.
	The @Limentech Journal is included in the DSpace Institutional Repository of the University of Pamplona, which ensures long-term preservation, open access, and permanent visibility of its content. This repository complies with international interoperability standards such as OAI-PMH, enabling articles to be harvested by academic search engines and research networks worldwide.

Authors may deposit their articles in institutional, thematic, or personal repositories, as well as on academic websites, provided that proper citation of the version published in the journal is maintained.

The deposit of the following versions is permitted:

• Postprint version: The manuscript accepted after peer review, which may be made publicly available immediately after acceptance.
• Final published version: The official version edited and typeset by the journal, available after final publication.

Recommended platforms for self-archiving

	Institutional or subject repositories Open access platforms that allow the deposit of articles, data, and research materials. Examples: Zenodo, arXiv, Figshare, institutional repositories.
	Academic social networks with self-archiving options Social platforms for researchers that allow sharing publications and connecting with other authors. Examples: ResearchGate, Academia.edu.
	Identifiers and academic profiles Tools that unify an author’s scholarly output, enhance visibility, and link publications. Examples: ORCID, Google Scholar, Publons.