Archiving Policy

The Journal of Sociology in East and Horn of Africa is committed to ensuring the permanent accessibility and preservation of published scholarly content.

To guarantee long-term digital preservation, the journal utilizes recognized preservation systems and publishing standards.

Digital Preservation

• LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)
• CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS)
• PKP Preservation Network (where applicable)
• Institutional and publisher backups

Persistent Identification

Each published article is assigned a permanent Digital Object Identifier (DOI), ensuring stable citation and long-term accessibility.

Repository Deposit

Authors are encouraged to deposit the published version of their articles in:

• Institutional repositories
• Subject repositories
• Government repositories
• Personal academic webpages

Published content will remain permanently accessible through the journal website and participating preservation services.