Archiving and Deposit Policy

The Indonesian Anti-Corruption Studies (IACS) is committed to the long-term preservation, accessibility, and discoverability of its published scholarly content.

The journal recognizes that sustainable digital archiving is an essential component of responsible scholarly publishing and is committed to maintaining access to its published articles beyond the immediate publication period.

1. Digital Preservation

IACS takes appropriate measures to preserve its published content in digital form and to reduce the risk of permanent loss resulting from technical failure, changes in publishing platforms, or discontinuation of journal operations.

The journal may use recognized digital preservation and archiving services, institutional repositories, national repositories, subject repositories, or other appropriate preservation infrastructure.

2. Author Self-Archiving

Because IACS operates under an open access model and authors retain copyright, authors are permitted to deposit and disseminate their published work without restriction, subject to applicable law and the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.

Authors may deposit the published Version of Record (VoR) in:

  • institutional repositories;

  • subject repositories;

  • national or governmental repositories;

  • university repositories;

  • personal or professional websites;

  • research information systems;

  • academic profiles; and

  • other lawful scholarly communication platforms.

3. No Embargo

IACS does not impose an embargo period on author self-archiving.

Authors may deposit and make their published articles publicly accessible immediately upon publication.

The journal encourages authors to use the Version of Record where possible to ensure that readers access the authoritative published version.

4. Version of Record

The Version of Record is the final published version of an article that has completed the journal's editorial, peer review, copyediting, and production processes.

Authors may deposit the Version of Record without restriction under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

When depositing the article, authors are encouraged to include the original journal citation and a link or reference to the official IACS publication.

5. Repository Deposit by Authors

Authors are encouraged to deposit their published articles in appropriate repositories to improve the visibility, accessibility, and long-term discoverability of their research.

Repository deposits should, where possible, include:

  • the final published article;

  • the article title;

  • author name(s);

  • journal title;

  • publication year;

  • volume and issue;

  • page or article number, where applicable;

  • DOI, where available; and

  • appropriate citation and licensing information.

6. Licensing of Deposited Articles

Articles deposited in repositories remain subject to the CC BY 4.0 license under which they were published.

Repository users may reuse the deposited article in accordance with the terms of the license.

Appropriate attribution to the author(s) and the original IACS publication must be maintained.

7. Long-Term Digital Preservation

IACS seeks to maintain appropriate long-term preservation arrangements for its journal content.

The journal may use recognized preservation mechanisms and services, including:

  • institutional digital repositories;

  • national or disciplinary repositories;

  • trusted digital preservation services;

  • archival systems operated by the publisher or journal platform; and

  • other recognized scholarly preservation infrastructure.

The specific preservation service(s) used by IACS may be updated as the journal's technical and publishing infrastructure develops.

8. Journal Platform Preservation

The journal maintains archival copies of published content through its official publishing platform and associated digital preservation mechanisms.

Published articles should remain accessible through their persistent bibliographic identifiers and stable publication records whenever technically possible.

9. Persistent Identifiers

IACS supports the use of persistent identifiers to facilitate the long-term discovery and citation of published research.

Where applicable, articles are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or another persistent identifier.

Authors are encouraged to use persistent identifiers such as ORCID iDs to improve accurate attribution and linkage of scholarly contributions.

10. Metadata Preservation

IACS seeks to preserve essential bibliographic metadata associated with published articles, including:

  • article title;

  • author information;

  • affiliations;

  • abstract;

  • keywords;

  • publication date;

  • volume and issue information;

  • DOI or other persistent identifier;

  • licensing information; and

  • citation information.

Accurate metadata supports indexing, discovery, citation tracking, repository interoperability, and long-term preservation.

11. Data and Supplementary Materials

Where supplementary research materials are published or deposited with an article, the journal encourages their preservation through appropriate repositories where feasible.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that deposited datasets and supplementary materials comply with:

  • applicable privacy and data protection requirements;

  • research ethics requirements;

  • confidentiality obligations;

  • intellectual property rights; and

  • applicable licensing conditions.

Sensitive or confidential data should not be publicly deposited where doing so would violate ethical, legal, or contractual obligations.

12. Preservation in the Event of Journal Discontinuation

IACS recognizes its responsibility to protect the scholarly record in the event that the journal ceases publication or undergoes a significant change in its publishing platform or ownership.

Where feasible, the journal will seek to maintain access to previously published content through appropriate archival, repository, or digital preservation arrangements.

Previously published articles should remain part of the permanent scholarly record and should not be removed solely because regular publication of the journal has ceased.

13. Author Rights and Repository Deposit

The journal's archiving policy is consistent with its copyright and licensing model.

Because authors retain full copyright and articles are published under CC BY 4.0, authors may freely share and deposit the published Version of Record without requesting additional permission from IACS.

No transfer of copyright is required for repository deposit.

14. Open Access and Preservation

IACS considers digital preservation an integral component of its open access commitment.

Immediate open access is intended not only to provide free access at the time of publication but also to support the long-term availability and discoverability of scholarly research.

The journal will seek to adopt and maintain appropriate preservation practices as its publication infrastructure develops.

15. Responsibility for Deposited Copies

Authors are responsible for ensuring that copies deposited in external repositories accurately represent the published article and retain the appropriate citation and licensing information.

Where possible, authors should link repository copies to the official IACS publication record.

16. Policy Review

The Editorial Team periodically reviews its archiving and preservation arrangements to ensure that they remain consistent with developments in digital preservation, open access, scholarly communication, and international publishing standards.

Any significant changes to the journal's archiving arrangements will be reflected in the journal's publicly available policy information.

17. Commitment to Long-Term Access

IACS is committed to preserving the scholarly record and supporting continued access to research on corruption and anti-corruption studies.

Through open access, author self-archiving, persistent identifiers, repository deposit, and appropriate digital preservation practices, the journal seeks to ensure that its published research remains accessible, discoverable, citable, and reusable over the long term.