Archive Policy

Archiving Policy

An-Nahdlah Edu: Journal of Elementary Education is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and availability of published scholarly content. The journal adopts digital archiving and preservation strategies to guarantee permanent access to published articles and protect them against accidental loss.

The journal implements electronic backup and archiving systems to preserve all published materials and ensure continuous access to journal content.

To maintain digital preservation and accessibility, the journal supports the following archiving mechanisms:

Institutional Repository Archiving

Published articles may be stored and preserved in institutional repositories maintained by Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Sumatera Barat and other authorized academic repositories.

Open Journal Systems (OJS) Preservation

The journal utilizes the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, which supports content preservation and long-term digital accessibility through internal backup and archiving functions.

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors are permitted and encouraged to archive the published version of their articles in:

• Institutional repositories;
• Personal websites;
• Academic social networks;
• Research repositories;
• Educational platforms;

provided that proper acknowledgment of the original publication in An-Nahdlah Edu: Journal of Elementary Education is included.

Digital Preservation

The journal ensures regular digital backup of:

• Published articles;
• Metadata;
• Journal databases;
• Editorial records;
• Supplementary files.

This policy is intended to guarantee the sustainability and long-term availability of scholarly publications.

Permanent Accessibility

All published articles remain permanently accessible under the journal’s open-access policy and will continue to be available without access restrictions.