Digital Archiving and Preservation Policy

Indexing, Archiving and Digital Preservation

Balcanica ensures the long-term preservation and accessibility of its content through multiple archiving and indexing services that guarantee the reliability, accessibility, and scholarly integrity of the journal’s content in the long term:

Digital Archive of the Institute for Balkan Studies (DAIS)

All published content is archived in the DAIS, a repository compliant with the CoreTrustSeal, ensuring long-term digital preservation.

The journal is integrated with DOI Serbia and CrossRef and Crossmark providing persistent identifiers (DOIs) for each article. The repository  contains articles from the leading Serbian scientific journals.

• The Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform supports OAI-PMH protocols for metadata harvesting.

• Additional preservation strategies include backup storage, mirrored content, and cooperation with trusted digital repositories.

Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI, Web of Science):
Balcanica is indexed in ESCI, enhancing its visibility within the Web of Science Core Collection

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ):
Balcanica is listed with both its print and online ISSNs (0350‑7653 & 2406‑0801) and carries the DOAJ seal of approval. 

Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL):
Balcanica is fully indexed in CEEOL as an important East & Southeast Europe humanities journal.

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