DOI & Versioning Policy

Policy on DOI Persistence and Article Version Management

1) One DOI per article (persistent identifier)

Each article published in the Journal of Next-Generation Research 5.0 is assigned one Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

  • The DOI remains permanently associated with the article.

  • The DOI is never changed or replaced, even if the article metadata or full text is updated.

  • Updates are handled through controlled metadata updates, not through new DOIs.

This ensures citation stability and long-term persistence.

2) Article versioning and transparency

Article versioning is managed at the journal website level, not through the DOI itself.

For each article, the following information is displayed on the article landing page:

  • Published: the original online publication date

  • Updated on: the date of the most recent update

  • Version history: a list of versions (v1, v2, v3, …), with brief notes describing what was changed

This approach provides transparency while preserving a single, citable record of the article.

3) Metadata and full-text updates

When updates are made to an article—such as changes to:

  • authorship or affiliations

  • copyright or license information

  • abstract, keywords, or metadata

  • replacement or correction of the PDF file

the journal performs a metadata redeposit for the existing DOI.

  • The DOI remains unchanged.

  • The DOI continues to resolve to the canonical article landing page.

  • The most current full-text file is linked through the metadata.

4) Update handling and record integrity

All metadata updates are processed in a controlled manner to ensure that:

  • the most recent information is authoritative,

  • earlier versions remain accessible for reference,

  • citation records are not fragmented.

Updates are intended to correct, clarify, or improve published content without altering the scholarly identity of the article.

5) Publication dates

  • The original publication date reflects the first time the article was made publicly available online and does not change.

  • Subsequent modifications are indicated through the “Updated on” date and the version history displayed on the journal website.

This distinction preserves the historical record of publication while clearly communicating updates to readers.

6) Licensing consistency

All articles are published under the license indicated on the article page and in the associated metadata.

  • License information is clearly displayed on the journal website.

  • The same license information is included in the DOI metadata to ensure consistency across systems.