Digital preservation

Verbum et Lingua: Didáctica, Lengua y Cultura maintains a firm commitment to the long-term conservation, integrity, and permanent accessibility of all published scientific content. To ensure the perpetual availability of digital files, mitigate the risk of technological obsolescence, and guarantee global interoperability, the journal implements a multidimensional strategy based on the following core components:

 

Archiving and Distributed Preservation Networks

The journal utilizes international distributed preservation networks that guarantee identical backup copies across multiple academic libraries worldwide:

  • PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN):As a publication managed through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, the journal is integrated into the Public Knowledge Project Preservation Network. This system automates the deposit of issues into secure nodes globally, ensuring that content remains intact and accessible even if the journal were to suspend operations temporarily or permanently.
  • LOCKSS and CLOCKSS:The journal activates Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS) and Controlled LOCKSS protocols to establish a secure and permanent archiving system among participating libraries. These programs allow institutions to maintain permanent archives of the journal for preservation and restoration purposes.

 

Persistent Identifiers (DOI)

Each published research article, theoretical reflection, pedagogical intervention, and book review is assigned a unique DOI (Digital Object Identifier) managed through Crossref. The DOI assignment ensures:

  • Link persistence and permanent document location on the web, regardless of changes to servers, URLs, or the journal's website structure.
  • Constant indexing of article metadata across global databases that harvest information from Crossref.

 

Diversification of File Formats

To combat format obsolescence and ensure long-term readability, Verbum et Lingua processes and publishes every manuscript simultaneously in multiple structured and semantic formats:

  • XML JATS (Journal Article Tag Suite):The international gold standard format that preserves both article content and metadata in a structured manner. Free from proprietary software dependencies, it ensures machine readability in perpetuity and facilitates migration to future technological platforms.
  • PDF (Portable Document Format):A static, high-resolution version optimized for traditional reading, printing, and local archiving by researchers.
  • HTML:A responsive format that guarantees direct viewing of the full text from web browsers and mobile devices without requiring downloads.

 

Institutional Backups and Server Security

The journal's web portal operates on institutional servers of the University of Guadalajara, managed by specialized technical staff under strict security protocols:

  • Incremental daily backups and full weekly backups of the OJS database and full-text files.
  • Storage of backup copies on physically dissociated external mirror servers to guarantee full recovery of the editorial ecosystem in case of software or environmental contingencies.

 

Interoperability Protocols and Metadata Harvesting

To maximize scientific dissemination and allow international search engines (such as Google Scholar, BASE, Dialnet, Scopus, and Redalyc) to index content automatically and accurately, the journal implements the OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) protocol.