Digital Archiving

Provider Archive

IM Thinking maintains a local state-of-the-art facility to store a complete, accurate digital version of the paper published. The current format standards are XML and .pdf, with most files being retained in both formats. Website archiving all of IM Math electronic content (website, manuscripts, etc.) is stored in three different sources. Content on one server is online and accessible to the readers. A copy of the same content is kept as a backup on two other sources. In case of failure of one server, any one of the other sources can be made online and the website is expected to be accessible within 24-36 hours.

Self Archiving

IM Thinking supports self-archiving (Google Drive). IM Thinking permits and encourages authors to make their research visible and accessible to their peers by uploading the final published version of their articles in personal or institutional repositories immediately after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, their publication in the journal.

Indexing

IM Math’s Abstracting/Indexing services store much essential information about the articles. All published articles are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) by CrossRef. IM Math deposits publications in multiple digital archives around the world to guarantee long-term digital preservation. All published articles are indexed in Google Scholar, Crossref, and Dimensions.

All articles are permanently archived and available in XML and PDF formats. IM Math makes article metadata available in compliance with Open Archives Initiative protocols, enabling automated 'harvesting' of our research articles for inclusion in any other digital archives. We support non-exclusive digital archiving of research articles by as many international archives as possible, to ensure the security and permanent accessibility of that research.