To safeguard the integrity of the scholarly record against technical failures or platform migrations, CMI employs a robust, multi-layered archiving strategy.

Secure Infrastructure: All content is stored using high-availability, cloud-based digital archiving on enterprise-grade platforms such as AWS. This ensures that articles are protected by rigorous disaster recovery protocols and 24/7 accessibility.

Version Control: Our archiving systems maintain strict version control, ensuring that the Version of Record is preserved alongside any formal corrections or retractions.

Permanent Accessibility: By utilizing persistent identifiers, including Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), and exploring partnerships with external preservation services such as CLOCKSS or Portico, CMI ensures that citations remain valid and the research remains discoverable for decades to come.

Maintaining the historical record is a core principle of scientific transparency. Retracted articles are not deleted from the journal’s website or archives. Instead, they remain accessible but are prominently marked with a “RETRACTED” watermark on every page of the PDF and HTML versions.

By keeping retracted papers visible but clearly labeled, CMI ensures that:

• Future researchers do not inadvertently rely on compromised data or flawed conclusions.

• The scientific community can understand the reasons for the failure, which helps in preventing similar issues in the future.

• Citations remain traceable, ensuring that the impact of the retraction is understood by anyone who has previously cited the work.

Through these preservation practices, CMI supports long-term accessibility, citation integrity, transparency, and trust in the scholarly record.