- Peer Review Process
- Publication Ethics
- Generative AI Policy
- Plagiarism Policy
- Archiving Policy
- Repository Policy
- Corrections and Retractions Policy
Archiving Policy
SMARTH: Journal of Mathematics Education and Learning is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and availability of all published scholarly content. The journal maintains a digital archiving policy to safeguard the scholarly record and ensure continuous access for researchers, educators, students, and the wider academic community.
All articles published through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform are stored electronically and protected through regular backup procedures to minimize the risk of data loss caused by technical failures, cyber incidents, or other unforeseen events.
Digital Preservation
- Published articles remain permanently available through the official journal website.
- Article metadata are maintained to support discoverability, indexing, citation, and interoperability.
- Regular backups are performed to ensure data security and long-term preservation.
- The journal continually improves its preservation practices in accordance with international publishing standards.
- The published Version of Record is preserved to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.
Long-Term Access
SMARTH provides permanent open access to published articles for as long as the journal operates. Should the journal migrate to a new platform, change domains, or implement technological upgrades, reasonable measures will be taken to ensure uninterrupted access to all archived content.
Archive Security
The publisher maintains secure digital archives by implementing appropriate data protection measures, preserving document integrity, and preventing unauthorized modification. Corrections, updates, or retractions are managed according to the journal's editorial policies and are transparently documented.
Archiving Systems
- Open Journal Systems (OJS) Repository.
- Crossref Metadata Registry.
- Google Scholar indexing cache.
- Publisher's secure server backups.
SMARTH: Journal of Mathematics Education and Learning supports sustainable digital preservation to ensure that all published research remains discoverable, accessible, citable, and available for future generations of researchers and educators.