Archiving and Long-Term Preservation Policy in Open Access

ARCHIVING

The Editorial Board of the scientific periodical «Bulletin  of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Biology» is committed to ensuring long-term access to its scholarly publications and implements all necessary technical measures to provide backup storage and open access to the journal’s content.

Storage Locations

Each issue of the journal is published in both print and electronic formats. The electronic version is mandatorily made freely available on the journal’s website and deposited in the institutional repository of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, eKNUTSHIR. The university’s institutional repository eKNUTSHIR is integrated with the National Repository of Academic Texts of Ukraine.

Electronic copies of all journal issues are also transferred for preservation to the “Scientific Periodicals of Ukraine” platform of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Archiving Frequency

The journal’s content is archived following the publication of each issue, thereby ensuring continuous and timely preservation of our scholarly works.

Licenses and Permissions

All archived content retains its original licensing terms. This guarantees that readers and researchers can use the materials under the same conditions as those applicable at the time of initial publication.

Review and Updates to the Archiving Policy

The journal’s archiving policy is reviewed every two years to ensure alignment with best practices in scholarly publishing and content preservation. Any updates or changes will be announced on the journal’s official website.

SELF-ARCHIVING

Preprint

Authors may deposit the preprint (the version of the publication that has not undergone peer review) in any repository, provided that a reference to the publisher and the journal is included in the following format: “This is a preprint of a manuscript submitted for publication in «Bulletin  of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Biology», published by Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.”

Postprint

Authors may deposit the postprint (the final version of the article in the publisher-generated PDF format) in any subject-specific national or international repository, provided that the deposit includes a reference to the publisher, the journal title, and the article’s DOI.