Preserving scientific electronic journals: a study of archiving initiatives

Abstract

Purpose

This paper seeks to review the archiving initiatives of scientific journals created and supported by various organizations or institutions.

Design/methodology/approach

A review of nine archiving initiatives including JSTOR, Portico, E‐Print Repositories, Open Access Model, LOCKSS, OCLC Digital Archive, JISC PubMed Central and KB e‐Depot was carried out. The paper focuses mainly on the initiatives by employing an analytical approach.

Research limitations/implications

There is a wide range of archiving initiatives around the world, making it difficult for the author to carry out a comprehensive review. Nevertheless, limiting its focus to the nine existing initiatives, this paper provides a useful overview.

Originality/value

The paper provides a useful starting‐point to anyone who wants to know about the archiving for posterity of scientific electronic journals and enables people to quickly achieve an overview of the existing archiving initiatives to date.

Citation

Galyani Moghaddam, G. (2008), "Preserving scientific electronic journals: a study of archiving initiatives", The Electronic Library, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 83-96. https://doi.org/10.1108/02640470810851761