Indexing and Abstracting and Preservation of Digital Contents

Creative Saplings (ISSN: 0974-536X) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access monthly journal of English language and literature, published by the Society for Academic Facilitation and Extension (Regd.), India. The journal is committed to the long-term accessibility and permanent preservation of all published content. To this end, Creative Saplings maintains active partnerships with globally recognised digital archiving and indexing bodies, ensuring that its scholarly output remains permanently retrievable by researchers, historians, and academics worldwide.

The publisher is a member of The Publishers International Linking Association, Inc. via Crossref. All articles published in Creative Saplings are registered with Crossref and assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). The journal's DOI prefix, assigned by Crossref, is 10.56062. A DOI is assigned to every article published in the journal without exception.

Long-Term Digital Preservation of Published Content

Creative Saplings employs a multi-system digital preservation strategy to guard against server failure, data loss, and platform discontinuity. The journal's complete published content is permanently archived through the three internationally recognised preservation systems described below.

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Archive-It  (Internet Archive Partnership)

The journal's contents are permanently stored by Archive-It, a subscription-based web archiving service operated by the Internet Archive. Copies are maintained on servers located in the USA, UK, India, and partner libraries. The Internet Archive, widely regarded as the world's leading digital library, provides permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to materials that exist in digital format.

Access the archived content: web.archive.org/details/https:/www.creativesaplings.in
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PKP PLN  (Public Knowledge Project Private LOCKSS Network)

The published contents of Creative Saplings are preserved through the PKP Private LOCKSS Network (PKP PLN), operated by the Public Knowledge Project using the OJS/PKP Preservation Archival System. This ensures redundant, distributed digital preservation independent of the journal's own hosting infrastructure.

Verification record: portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/0974-536X
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LOCKSS  (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)

The OJS/PKP Preservation Archival System additionally preserves the journal's contents within the LOCKSS network, which distributes multiple copies across an international network of participating library servers. LOCKSS is a widely adopted standard for decentralised, long-term digital preservation in academic publishing.

Verification record: creativesaplings.in/index.php/1/gateway/lockss
Indexing, Abstracting, and Database Listings

Creative Saplings is indexed, abstracted, and listed in the following internationally recognised scholarly databases, directories, and discovery systems. Inclusion in these resources enhances the discoverability, reach, and scholarly impact of all articles published in the journal.

Database / Directory Description and Verification
MLA International Bibliography Indexed in the Modern Language Association (MLA) International Bibliography, the premier reference database for research in languages, literatures, linguistics, and folklore.
Sherpa Romeo Listed in Sherpa Romeo, the authoritative open-access policy database maintained by Jisc (UK), confirming the journal's open-access and self-archiving permissions.
AURA (AmeliCA) Listed in AURA, the open-access journal discovery system operated by AmeliCA, a scholarly communications infrastructure initiative for Latin America and the Global South.
Mir@bel Listed in Mir@bel, the French collaborative network for information on academic journals and their online access conditions.
WorldCat Catalogued in WorldCat, the world's largest network of library content and services, operated by OCLC. Listing ensures discoverability in libraries across more than 170 countries.
Index Copernicus International Evaluated and listed in Index Copernicus International (ICI Journals Master List), a Polish scientific database providing journal evaluation and indexing services.
BASE (Bielefeld) Indexed in BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine), one of the world's most voluminous search engines for academic open-access web resources, operated by Bielefeld University Library, Germany.
Crossref Registered with Crossref, the official DOI registration agency for scholarly publishing. All articles published in Creative Saplings from 2022 onward are assigned a permanent DOI with the prefix 10.56062.
Note on DOI Assignment:  Digital Object Identifiers are assigned to all articles published in Creative Saplings from April 2022 onwards (OJS platform launch). Articles published in the annual phase (2008–2021) predate the journal's Crossref membership and do not carry DOIs.