Archiving and Preservation

Long-term preservation ensures that published research remains accessible, citable and verifiable far into the future, and is a recognised expectation of the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. This page describes how DAFS safeguards the permanence of its content.

Persistent identification

Each article carries a digital object identifier (DOI), registered with Crossref under the prefix 10.14738, providing a stable, citable link to the version of record that remains valid even if the website is reorganised.

Preservation arrangements

To protect against loss, the journal’s content is preserved independently of the publishing platform through recognised digital-preservation services.

Formats and access

Articles are published in durable, widely supported formats and are freely and permanently available in open access from the date of publication. Their metadata is shared with indexing and discovery services to support continued findability.

Continuity of access

Should the journal cease to publish, the publisher will take reasonable steps to ensure that the published record remains accessible through its preservation arrangements.

Author self-archiving

In addition, authors may deposit their work in institutional or subject repositories without embargo, as set out in the Open Access, Copyright & Licensing policy, further strengthening the resilience of the record.