Ekologiya i Stroitelstvo

the international peer-reviewed journal of science


Open Access

ISSN 2413-8452 (print)

ISSN 3034-6207 (online)

Journal indexation

Ekologiya i Stroitelstvo is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original scientific research, plus reviews as well as commentary on current research, science policy, and issues of interest to the broad scientific community. The journal is built on the Open Access model. The journal’s content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. The editorial policy of the publication is aimed at increasing the content availability in a scientific abstract and citation databases, including Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI), AGRIS (Agricultural Research Information System, FAO), CrossRef, Mendeley, GoogleScholar, Dimensions, Scilit and others.

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Journal metrics:

1,395
impact factor
(two-year RSCI (Russian science citation index) impact factor, including citations from all sources)
14
h-index
(ten-year h-index of RSCI)
5
citations
(average number of citations per article)
40
issues
(2015–2024)

Long-Term Preservation Policy:

The Journal «Ekologiya i Stroitelstvo» recognizes the importance of the long-term preservation of its published content to ensure that it remains accessible to future generations of researchers and scholars. To achieve this, the Journal «Ekologiya i Stroitelstvo» utilizes several reputable archival systems to store and safeguard its digital content. Here’s an overview of the Journal’s policy regarding long-term preservation services.

Internet Archive:

Overview: The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies, music, and, notably, billions of archived web pages.

Implementation: By archiving its content on the Internet Archive, the Journal «Ekologiya i Stroitelstvo» leverages another layer of digital preservation, ensuring that its scholarly articles are freely accessible to the public. This also helps in promoting the journal’s visibility and accessibility.

LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe):

Overview: LOCKSS is an open-source, library-led digital preservation system that allows libraries to collect, store, and preserve access to licensed digital content. This decentralized approach ensures that the scholarly work remains in the custody of the academic community.

Implementation: the Journal’s inclusion in the LOCKSS network enables individual libraries to preserve copies of the journal within their digital collections. This ensures that the content remains accessible to their patrons and safeguards against potential digital loss.

Policy Features:

Redundancy: The use of multiple archival systems ensures redundancy, significantly reducing the risk of digital content loss.

Accessibility: These systems not only preserve the journal’s content but also ensure that it remains accessible to researchers, libraries, and institutions globally, irrespective of the journal's operational status.

Compliance and Reliability: By adhering to internationally recognized preservation systems, the Journal «Ekologiya i Stroitelstvo» meets scholarly publishing standards and ensures reliability in its archival practices.

Transparency: The Journal «Ekologiya i Stroitelstvo» communicates its preservation policies clearly in its instructions to authors and on its website, ensuring transparency about how and where its content is archived.

The Journal’s commitment to the long-term preservation of digital scholarly content through the Internet Archive and LOCKSS reflects its dedication to the stewardship of academic work. These measures ensure that the journal’s publications are protected against the risks associated with digital publishing and remain available to the academic community for posterity. This policy underscores The Journal’s role in supporting the ongoing accessibility and reliability of scholarly communications.