Comun: Journal of Communication and Digital Society Indexing

Indexing and Archiving

Comun: Journal of Communication and Digital Society, ISSN 3125-0955, is committed to improving the visibility, discoverability, citation, and long-term accessibility of published scholarly content. Indexing and digital preservation are important parts of responsible scholarly publishing because published articles should remain accessible to authors, readers, libraries, indexers, and the academic community over time.

The journal is developed to support clear metadata, stable article landing pages, full-text access, citation information, license information, and long-term content continuity. These elements are important for academic visibility, indexing readiness, citation tracking, and preservation of the scholarly record.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal may submit article metadata, citation information, and full-text records to relevant indexing services, scholarly databases, repositories, and discovery platforms according to each indexer’s technical requirements and evaluation criteria.

The journal is committed to maintaining indexing readiness through:

1. clear journal title and journal identity;
2. valid ISSN or e-ISSN information;
3. transparent publisher information;
4. accessible aims and scope;
5. visible editorial board information;
6. transparent peer review and editorial policy;
7. open access statement;
8. copyright and licensing information;
9. publication ethics statement;
10. plagiarism policy;
11. article metadata;
12. author names and affiliations;
13. abstract and keywords;
14. references;
15. DOI information when available;
16. article landing pages;
17. full-text files;
18. citation information;
19. publication dates;
20. archiving and preservation statement.

The journal does not claim inclusion in any indexing service until the journal has been officially accepted, listed, or verified by the relevant indexing body. Indexing status will be stated transparently on the journal website.

Indexing Status

The journal may display indexing status using clear categories such as:

1. In preparation;
2. Submitted;
3. Under evaluation;
4. Indexed;
5. Not currently indexed;
6. Not applicable.

This approach is used to avoid misleading claims and to ensure that readers, authors, editors, reviewers, and indexers receive accurate information about the journal’s current indexing position.

Citation Information

The journal supports proper citation and discoverability by maintaining article-level metadata. Published articles should include clear citation information such as article title, author names, journal name, volume, issue, year, page number or article number, DOI when available, publication date, and article landing page.

Authors and readers are encouraged to cite the official version of record published on the journal website.

Journal Metrics

The journal may display journal-level or article-level metrics when such data are available and technically reliable. Metrics may include article views, downloads, citations, indexing records, DOI records, and other forms of scholarly visibility.

Metrics should be presented as supporting information and should not replace qualitative assessment of academic quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, and scholarly contribution.

Archiving and Digital Preservation

The journal is committed to ensuring the long-term accessibility, preservation, and integrity of all published scholarly content. Archiving and digital preservation are intended to:

1. preserve published articles and metadata for long-term access;
2. protect the scholarly record from technical failure, data loss, or platform discontinuity;
3. support discoverability, citation, and indexing;
4. ensure that published content can be restored when necessary;
5. maintain the integrity and authenticity of the journal’s published record.

Preservation Mechanism

The journal supports the use of recognized digital preservation mechanisms, including the PKP Preservation Network or other suitable preservation systems, when the journal meets the required technical and publication criteria.

The PKP Preservation Network is a preservation service developed by the Public Knowledge Project to preserve journals that use Open Journal Systems. It is designed to help ensure that published journal content remains accessible over time, especially for journals that are not preserved through other preservation services such as CLOCKSS or Portico.

The journal recognizes the principle of LOCKSS, or Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe, as an important model of distributed digital preservation. LOCKSS supports long-term preservation by allowing copies of digital content to be stored across participating preservation networks or libraries, reducing the risk of permanent loss caused by server failure, platform changes, or discontinuation of journal operations.

Current Preservation Commitment

Until a formal preservation network is technically activated, the journal will maintain published articles and metadata through the journal platform, publisher-managed backups, article landing pages, metadata records, and full-text files.

Once the technical and publication requirements are fulfilled, the journal may activate appropriate preservation features or preservation services such as the PKP Preservation Network, LOCKSS-based preservation, CLOCKSS, Portico, institutional repositories, or other suitable archiving systems.

The journal does not claim active participation in any preservation network until the relevant preservation service has been technically activated and configured. Any future participation in PKP PN, LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, Portico, or other preservation services will be stated transparently on the journal website.

Metadata Preservation

The journal supports the preservation of article metadata to ensure long-term discoverability and citation. Preserved metadata may include:

1. article title;
2. author names and affiliations;
3. abstract and keywords;
4. volume, issue, year, and page or article number;
5. DOI when available;
6. references;
7. license information;
8. publication date;
9. article landing page;
10. full-text files.

Metadata preservation supports indexing, citation tracking, academic visibility, and continuity of the scholarly record.

Self-Archiving by Authors

Authors are permitted and encouraged to deposit the published version of their articles in institutional repositories, personal academic websites, research profiles, or other scholarly platforms, provided that the original publication in Comun: Journal of Communication and Digital Society is properly cited.

Self-archived articles should include the complete citation, journal name, volume, issue, year of publication, DOI when available, and a link to the official article landing page.

Website Migration and Content Continuity

If the journal changes its website, domain, hosting service, or publishing platform, PT. Publion Research Ventures will make reasonable efforts to maintain access to previously published content, preserve article metadata, and ensure that article links, DOI records, and archive records remain accurate and functional.

The publisher is responsible for supporting the technical and administrative processes required to preserve journal content. The publisher will maintain appropriate backup, metadata, and platform management practices to support the long-term preservation of published articles.

Relationship with Copyright and Licensing

Archiving does not transfer copyright from authors to the publisher. Archiving is conducted to protect long-term access, preserve the scholarly record, and ensure the continuity of published content.

Authors retain copyright over their published articles and grant the journal the right of first publication, including the right to publish, distribute, archive, preserve, and make the article available online under the applicable Creative Commons license.