Archiving Policy

Journal Preservation & Archiving

Archiving and Digital Preservation Policy

BIMA — Bulletin of Intelligent Machines and Algorithms

BIMA (Bulletin of Intelligent Machines and Algorithms) is committed to maintaining the continuity, integrity, and long-term accessibility of its published scholarly content. Digital preservation forms an important part of the journal's publishing practice, ensuring that published research remains available as part of the scholarly record and can continue to be accessed by researchers, academics, practitioners, and the wider research community.

Digital Preservation Policy

BIMA implements a digital preservation policy to support the long-term availability, integrity, and sustainability of its published scientific content. The policy is intended to reduce the risk of permanent data loss and to provide continued access to the journal's scholarly record in the event of technical disruption, data loss, or changes to the journal's publishing infrastructure.

As part of its preservation strategy, BIMA uses LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) as a distributed digital archiving system. Through the LOCKSS network, participating libraries and institutions can maintain preserved copies of journal content, providing an additional layer of protection for published articles.

BIMA is also registered with the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), a digital preservation service developed by the Public Knowledge Project for journals using Open Journal Systems (OJS). PKP PN provides an additional mechanism for maintaining journal content within a managed preservation network.

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LOCKSS

BIMA uses the LOCKSS network to support distributed preservation of published journal content and provide an additional safeguard against loss or disruption of access.

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PKP Preservation Network

BIMA participates in the PKP Preservation Network to support long-term preservation of journal content within a managed digital preservation infrastructure.

Electronic Archiving and Content Availability

BIMA manages its published articles electronically through its official online journal platform. Articles that have been formally published become part of the journal's electronic archive and remain available to readers in accordance with the journal's open-access policy.

The electronic archive is intended to preserve both the bibliographic information and the full content of published articles. Maintaining an organized and accessible publication archive allows researchers to locate previously published work and supports the continued dissemination and citation of scholarly contributions.

Open Access Preservation

BIMA's preservation approach supports its commitment to open scholarly communication. Published articles are made available to the public under the journal's Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, subject to the terms of that license.

Indexing and Publication Discoverability

Digital preservation and scholarly indexing serve different purposes, but both contribute to the long-term visibility and accessibility of academic publications. In addition to preserving its published content, BIMA makes its research discoverable through a range of scholarly indexing and literature discovery services.

BIMA is currently indexed and abstracted in major scholarly databases and discovery services, including Google Scholar, GARUDA, Crossref, ORCID, Dimensions, Semantic Scholar, WorldCat, OpenAlex, Lens, BASE, Scilit, and Index Copernicus, together with other international platforms.

Google Scholar
GARUDA
Crossref
ORCID
Dimensions
Semantic Scholar
OpenAlex
WorldCat
Lens
BASE
Scilit
Index Copernicus

Preservation and Indexing Are Complementary

Indexing and abstracting services primarily support the discovery and visibility of scholarly publications, whereas digital preservation focuses on maintaining the long-term integrity and availability of published content. BIMA treats these functions as complementary components of responsible scholarly publishing.

Commitment to Archive Continuity

BIMA is committed to maintaining the integrity and availability of its scholarly publication record through electronic archive management and established digital preservation mechanisms. The use of distributed preservation services provides additional safeguards for the journal's published content and supports continued access to the scholarly record.

The editorial and publishing team periodically reviews the journal's archiving arrangements and preservation practices as part of its ongoing journal management. Where appropriate, preservation arrangements may be strengthened in response to changes in publishing infrastructure, technical requirements, and developments in scholarly communication.

Preserving the Scholarly Record

Through electronic archiving, LOCKSS, and PKP Preservation Network participation, BIMA seeks to ensure that its published research remains part of a reliable, accessible, and sustainable scholarly record. These measures reflect the journal's commitment to responsible publishing and to the continued dissemination of research in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Intelligent Systems, Algorithms, and related computational fields.

BIMA — Bulletin of Intelligent Machines and Algorithms
E-ISSN 3123-5115 · Maheswari Publisher · Bandung, Indonesia