# \#digital-preservation

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## [Opinion piece by Martin Eve, "Lack of backups threatens the scholarly record"](https://community.crossref.org/t/opinion-piece-by-martin-eve-lack-of-backups-threatens-the-scholarly-record/4860)

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**Author:** [@rclark](https://community.crossref.org/u/rclark)\
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**Last updated:** [7 February 2024 18:16 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/opinion-piece-by-martin-eve-lack-of-backups-threatens-the-scholarly-record/4860 "2024-02-07T18:16:55Z")

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A quarter of online journal articles are not digitally archived, warns Martin Eve Principal R&D developer at Crossref, Martin Eve’s research reveals a significant challenge in digital preservation within academic jour…