Archive Policy

Al-Muqārana: Journal of Comparative Islamic Law is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and availability of all published scholarly content. The journal recognizes the importance of safeguarding the integrity of the scholarly record and ensuring continuous access to research outputs for academics, researchers, legal practitioners, policymakers, students, and future generations of scholars.

To protect its published content from technological obsolescence, data loss, cybersecurity threats, or service interruptions, Al-Muqārana implements a comprehensive digital preservation strategy consisting of multiple preservation and archiving mechanisms.

1. Publisher's Internal Digital Archive

All articles published in Al-Muqārana: Journal of Comparative Islamic Law are securely stored and maintained on the journal’s primary servers managed by PT Adikara Cipta Aksa. The journal implements routine backup procedures, data integrity monitoring, and appropriate security measures to safeguard published content from accidental loss, corruption, or unauthorized access.

The internal archive functions as the primary preservation repository and ensures the continued availability of all published materials through the journal’s official website.

2. PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN)

Al-Muqārana utilizes the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) as part of its long-term digital preservation strategy. Through its Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, the journal participates in the PKP PN, which provides preservation services based on a distributed LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) infrastructure.

This preservation mechanism creates secure archival copies of published content and ensures that journal articles remain accessible even in the event of technical failures, website discontinuation, server outages, or other unforeseen disruptions affecting the journal’s primary platform.

3. National and International Scholarly Repositories

To enhance discoverability, accessibility, and long-term preservation, Al-Muqārana seeks to archive and disseminate its published content through recognized national and international repositories, databases, and indexing services.

Published articles may be deposited, indexed, or archived in repositories and databases such as:

  • Garuda (Garba Rujukan Digital);
  • Google Scholar;
  • Dimensions;
  • Crossref;
  • Index Islamicus;
  • Other academic repositories and indexing services relevant to Islamic legal studies and comparative law.

These repositories provide additional layers of preservation while ensuring wider dissemination and accessibility of the journal’s scholarly content.

4. Author Self-Archiving Policy

Al-Muqārana supports the principles of open access and permits authors to archive the final published version (Version of Record) of their articles in:

  • Institutional repositories;
  • University repositories;
  • Personal academic websites;
  • Non-commercial scholarly repositories;
  • Academic networking platforms that comply with applicable copyright policies.

Authors who self-archive their work are encouraged to include complete bibliographic information, the official article URL, and the DOI assigned by the journal to ensure proper attribution and accurate citation of the original publication.

5. Perpetual Access Commitment

In the unlikely event that Al-Muqārana: Journal of Comparative Islamic Law ceases publication or undergoes organizational, administrative, or technological changes, PT Adikara Cipta Aksa remains committed to preserving and maintaining permanent access to all previously published content.

Access to archived articles will continue to be supported through available preservation systems, including the PKP Preservation Network, institutional archives, and other trusted preservation repositories utilized by the journal. This commitment ensures that the scholarly record published in Al-Muqārana remains permanently accessible to the academic community and the public.

6. Policy Review and Updates

This Digital Preservation Policy may be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect developments in digital preservation technologies, publishing infrastructure, open-access standards, and best practices in scholarly communication.

Any revisions to this policy will be published on the journal’s official website and will apply prospectively. The journal remains committed to continuously improving its preservation practices to ensure the long-term accessibility and reliability of scholarly publications in the field of comparative Islamic law.