Politicas de preservación digital

Digital Preservation Policies

The journal Chone, Ciencia y Tecnología uses the LOCKSS system (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), developed by Stanford University (http://www.lockss.org). This open-source digital preservation service ensures permanent access to the digital content published by the journal, regardless of the platform used at any given time. It also allows for the secure sharing of digital content among participating libraries.

The continuous and uninterrupted digitalization process carried out by the Universidad Laica “Eloy Alfaro” de Manabí, particularly through its Chone Extension, aims to guarantee present and future access to digital assets and archives, whether they are born-digital or digitized. This is a long-term digital asset management effort to ensure usability over time, even as file formats and technologies evolve.

Digital Preservation Workflow

The journal follows a structured process for all received materials, which includes:

  • Assessment of preservation value

  • Identification and classification

  • Integrity verification

  • Content characterization

  • Sustainability assurance

  • Authenticity verification

  • Access and ingest assignment

  • Addition of preservation-related metadata

Infrastructure and Preservation Strategy

Chone, Ciencia y Tecnología has an integrated strategy to ensure the security and integrity of its digital information, taking into account multiple components (hardware, software, data, configurations, etc.). Currently, the journal ensures an expected monthly service level (SLA) of approximately 99.9% availability.

Hardware

  • Use of high-performance professional servers with redundant power and storage systems

  • Implementation of virtualized services and servers to optimize hardware use and ensure consistent performance

  • Electrical backup systems providing over 12 hours of autonomy in case of power outages

Software

  • Use of open-source operating systems and applications under GPL license

  • Security system including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and automated cross-backup routines

  • Continuous updates of operating systems and applications

  • Defined policies for updating the OJS platform used by the journal

  • Strict data backup policies

  • Use of open-source text editors

  • Controlled administrative access and password policies

  • Use of secure communication protocols (HTTPS)

Other Measures

  • Stable and secure electrical supply to the data center hosting the journal

  • Physical security of the facilities

  • Environmental controls (temperature and humidity) in the data center

Preferred File Formats

To support digital preservation, the journal recommends the submission of documents in open, readable, and editable formats, such as:

  • Images: JPG, PNG

  • Documents: ODT, PDF/A, XML

The use of proprietary formats such as DOCX or GIF is discouraged. If a submitted file cannot be preserved properly, the technical team may return it to the author for correction.