Digital Archiving & Preservation Policy

Global Health Synapse is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, discoverability, and integrity of all published scholarly content.

All published articles are permanently preserved to support continuous global access to reliable health, medical, public health, and interdisciplinary research.

Permanent Digital Preservation

All articles published in Global Health Synapse are preserved in digital format to ensure long-term accessibility, permanence, and scholarly continuity, including in situations involving platform migration, website modification, or journal discontinuation.

Preservation and Archiving System

The journal utilizes recognized digital preservation systems, including LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, and the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), to maintain secure, distributed, and reliable archival storage of published scholarly content.

DOI Permanence

Each published article is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to provide persistent citation, reliable discoverability, and stable access to scholarly content. DOI records are maintained to ensure uninterrupted accessibility regardless of website or hosting changes.

Continued Accessibility

All published content remains openly accessible on the journal website without subscription barriers. In the event of journal discontinuation, archived content will continue to remain accessible through preservation networks and archival systems.

Integrity of the Scholarly Record

The journal is committed to preserving the authenticity, integrity, and traceability of the scholarly record. Any corrections, updates, retractions, or post-publication notices are permanently linked to the original article to ensure transparency and accountability.

Commitment to Long-Term Scholarly Access

Global Health Synapse is dedicated to supporting long-term scholarly communication by ensuring the permanence, citability, preservation, and worldwide accessibility of published research for researchers, institutions, policymakers, and healthcare professionals.