Archiving Policy

Long-Term Preservation

The Ife Journal of Agriculture is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and usability of its published scholarly content.

Digital Preservation

The journal utilizes recognized preservation mechanisms to safeguard published articles against data loss and ensure continued accessibility.

Institutional Archiving

Published articles may be archived in:

  • Institutional repositories;

  • Library archives;

  • Subject repositories;

  • National and international preservation systems.

Author Self-Archiving

Authors are encouraged to deposit published versions of their articles in:

  • Institutional repositories;

  • Personal websites;

  • Academic social networking platforms;

  • Research repositories.

Appropriate citation to the original publication in the Ife Journal of Agriculture must be provided.

OAI-PMH Compliance

The journal supports metadata harvesting through the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), thereby enhancing discoverability and long-term preservation.

Preservation Commitment

The journal is committed to maintaining permanent access to published content and implementing preservation measures that support the continuity of scholarly communication.