The archiving and repository policy of Reconstructing the Past: Journal of Historical Studies (JHS), as an open access journal, ensures the long-term availability and accessibility of published articles. In the first place all published articles are made available as full text on the Reconstructing the Past: Journal of Historical Studies (JHS) website. The articles remain accessible even in the event of any technical issues or discontinuation of the journal itself. Except the journal’s website, the archive of published articles will still remain available on the website of Scientific Library of Western Caspian University and its repository (See https://library.wcu.edu.az/). The Library holds the copies of published issues of Reconstructing the Past: Journal of Historical Studies (JHS).

The archiving and repository policy of Reconstructing the Past: Journal of Historical Studies (JHS) includes the following components:

1. Self-Archiving: The journal allows authors to deposit their preprints or postprints in institutional or subject repositories, personal websites, or other open access platforms. This may involve providing a link to the final published version of the article on the journal's website. Only the publisher's final version, which are post-peer review papers, are allowed to be used.

2. Digital Preservation: The journal ensures that its content is digitally preserved and archived in the repository and preservation system of Western Caspian University’s Scientific Library.

3. Cross-Repositing: The journal can partner with other repositories, indexing services, or aggregators to enhance the discoverability of its content. This involves allowing these platforms to harvest and index the journal's articles, making them searchable and accessible through multiple sources.

4. Licensing: The journal publishes articles under an open access license, such as Creative Commons, which allows for the dissemination and reuse of the content. The specific license chosen