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Preservation and archiving (publishing)
Also called preservation and archiving
Preservation and archiving is the practice of ensuring a journal's content remains accessible even if the journal itself ceases operating, services like CLOCKSS and Portico exist specifically to guarantee this, worth checking for a journal you're relying on long-term.
In context
You'll usually need this when relying long-term on a journal's continued accessibility, even if the journal itself were to cease operating.