Archiving and Digital Preservation
The Ukrainian Journal of Constitutional Law is committed to maintaining continued access to its published content through multiple storage and archival channels.
The purpose of this Policy is to preserve access to the Journal’s published content independently of the operation of its main website or any individual technical system.
1. Journal Website Archive
All published issues of the Journal are maintained in the publicly accessible Journal Archive on the official website.
The archive contains issues from the first published issue onwards and provides access to full-text publications in PDF format as well as to the corresponding publication pages on the Journal website.
The editorial office maintains the archive and adds new issues after publication on an ongoing basis.
2. Deposit in Digital Repositories
2.1. Repository of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Issues of the Journal and the corresponding digital materials are also deposited in the digital repository of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
This provides additional copies of published material outside the Journal’s primary website.
2.2. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
The editorial office regularly deposits Journal issues with the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine (NBUV) for bibliographic and digital preservation.
The Journal’s bibliographic record and holdings are available through the NBUV Ukrainian Scientific Periodicals system.
Availability of full-text files through NBUV may differ from their availability on the Journal’s official website depending on NBUV’s access rules and technical arrangements.
3. Multiple Preservation Locations
The Journal’s content is maintained in several independent locations:
- the official website and its public Archive;
- the digital repository of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv;
- the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine.
Maintaining copies in different information systems reduces the risk of loss of access in the event of technical problems, changes to the website platform or discontinuation of an individual service.
4. Persistent Article Identifiers
Published Research Articles are assigned DOIs. A DOI provides a persistent identifier for the publication and allows the scholarly work to be identified independently of changes to the structure of the Journal’s website.
Once assigned, an article’s DOI does not change because of technical updates to the website or relocation of files within the archive.
5. Preservation of Published Versions
The published version of an article (Version of Record) forms part of the permanent scholarly record of the Journal.
After publication, the Journal does not remove articles from its archive merely because of changes to the website structure, hosting provider or other organisational arrangements.
Where a correction, Expression of Concern or retraction is necessary, the corresponding action is taken in accordance with the Journal’s Corrections, Expressions of Concern and Retractions Policy. The original scholarly record is preserved and its current status is clearly indicated through the relevant notice.
6. Author Self-Archiving
Subject to copyright and the CC BY 4.0 licence, authors may deposit their published work in institutional or subject repositories and other lawful platforms, provided that appropriate attribution is retained, including the authorship, Journal title and DOI of the original publication.
The published version of an article may be deposited as the Version of Record in accordance with the Journal’s copyright and licensing policy.
Author self-archiving does not replace the official publication in the Journal and does not change the original DOI.
7. Continuity of Archiving
The editorial office is committed to continuing the archiving of every new issue and maintaining access to previously published issues.
If the Journal changes its website platform, hosting provider or technical infrastructure, the editorial office will take reasonable measures to preserve access to previously published content, PDF files and persistent identifiers.
8. Related Policies and Resources
Archiving and digital preservation operate together with:
- the Journal Archive;
- the Journal Archive on the official website.
The archive contains issues from the first published issue onwards and provides access to full-text publications in PDF format as well as to the corresponding publication pages on the Journal website.
The editorial office maintains the archive and adds new issues after publication on an ongoing basis.
2. Deposit in Digital Repositories
2.1. Repository of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Issues of the Journal and the corresponding digital materials are also deposited in the digital repository of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
This provides additional copies of published material outside the Journal’s primary website.
2.2. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
The editorial office regularly deposits Journal issues with the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine (NBUV) for bibliographic and digital preservation.
The Journal’s bibliographic record and holdings are available through the NBUV Ukrainian Scientific Periodicals system.
Availability of full-text files through NBUV may differ from their availability on the Journal’s official website depending on NBUV’s access rules and technical arrangements.
3. Multiple Preservation Locations
The Journal’s content is maintained in several independent locations:
- the official website and its public Archive;
- the digital repository of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv;
- the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine.
Maintaining copies in different information systems reduces the risk of loss of access in the event of technical problems, changes to the website platform or discontinuation of an individual service.
4. Persistent Article Identifiers
Published Research Articles are assigned DOIs. A DOI provides a persistent identifier for the publication and allows the scholarly work to be identified independently of changes to the structure of the Journal’s website.
Once assigned, an article’s DOI does not change because of technical updates to the website or relocation of files within the archive.
5. Preservation of Published Versions
The published version of an article (Version of Record) forms part of the permanent scholarly record of the Journal.
After publication, the Journal does not remove articles from its archive merely because of changes to the website structure, hosting provider or other organisational arrangements.
Where a correction, Expression of Concern or retraction is necessary, the corresponding action is taken in accordance with the Journal’s Corrections, Expressions of Concern and Retractions Policy. The original scholarly record is preserved and its current status is clearly indicated through the relevant notice.
6. Author Self-Archiving
Subject to copyright and the CC BY 4.0 licence, authors may deposit their published work in institutional or subject repositories and other lawful platforms, provided that appropriate attribution is retained, including the authorship, Journal title and DOI of the original publication.
The published version of an article may be deposited as the Version of Record in accordance with the Journal’s copyright and licensing policy.
Author self-archiving does not replace the official publication in the Journal and does not change the original DOI.
7. Continuity of Archiving
The editorial office is committed to continuing the archiving of every new issue and maintaining access to previously published issues.
If the Journal changes its website platform, hosting provider or technical infrastructure, the editorial office will take reasonable measures to preserve access to previously published content, PDF files and persistent identifiers.
8. Related Policies and Resources
Archiving and digital preservation operate together with:
- the Journal Archive;
- the Copyright and Licensing Policy;
- the Corrections, Expressions of Concern and Retractions Policy.
Core principle: published scholarly information should remain identifiable, accessible and citable throughout its useful scholarly life.