Publication History, Volume Continuity, and Platform Migration Notice
Creative Saplings was founded in 2007 by the Society for Academic Facilitation and Extension (Regd.), Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. In its founding year, the journal commenced the collection and peer review of scholarly articles in the field of English language and literature. The Online ISSN 0974-536X was assigned by ISSN India — the National Centre for ISSN, New Delhi, operating under the authority of the International ISSN Network, Paris — formally registering the journal as a serial publication.
Founding Dates: An Important Distinction
The two dates below represent distinct events in the journal's formal history, consistent with standard serial publishing practice and ISSN Network conventions.
Starting Year
2007
Year of formal establishment, ISSN registration, and commencement of the editorial and paper-collection process.
First Publication Year
2008
Year in which Volume 1 — the first peer-reviewed annual issue — was published and disseminated to subscribers.
Phase I: Annual Publication (2008–2021)
The journal published on an annual frequency — one peer-reviewed issue per calendar year — from 2008 through 2021. This constitutes its first phase of operation. The annual model was maintained consistently, subject to the technical disruptions described below.
Editorial Transparency Notice
The missing years do not represent years in which the journal ceased publication. Editorial production and distribution to subscribers occurred in those years. Digital records of certain issues were subsequently lost due to technical platform failure. The editorial board acknowledges these gaps with full transparency and is actively working to recover and re-archive affected issues.
Over the course of its first phase, Creative Saplings experienced technical failures resulting in partial data loss and periods of website dysfunction. These were attributable to server failure, hosting discontinuity, and the limitations of the journal's original digital infrastructure, which predated adoption of the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.
Phase I Archive Status (2008–2021)
| Period | Volume Range | Total Issues | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2021 | Vol. 1 — Vol. 14 | 14 issues | Available in archive |
Phase II: OJS Platform Migration & Relaunch (April 2022)
In recognition of the limitations of its original platform, Creative Saplings undertook a full migration in 2022 to the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform — the international standard for open-access academic journal publishing, developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). The relaunch took effect from April 2022, with volume numbering restarting at Volume 1 to reflect the new platform and monthly publication cycle.
This decision was taken for bibliographic clarity and is disclosed transparently. It does not represent a break in the journal's intellectual or institutional continuity, which remains uninterrupted since 2007.
Current Publication Details
Frequency
Monthly (post-2022)
DOI Prefix
10.56062
Digital Archiving
LOCKSS · PKP PLN · Archive-It
Indexing
MLA · Google Scholar, BASE, Mir@bel, Sherpa Romeo, WorldCat
Publication History at a Glance
2007
Journal Founded & ISSN Registered
Established by the Society for Academic Facilitation and Extension (Regd.), Bareilly. Online ISSN 0974-536X assigned by ISSN India.
2008
First Issue Published (Vol. 1)
Commencement of annual peer-reviewed publication; first issue disseminated to subscribers.
2008–
2021
2021
Phase I — Annual Publication
Fourteen volumes published. Partial digital data loss due to server failure and hosting discontinuity on the original platform.
Apr
2022
2022
OJS Relaunch — Monthly Frequency
Full platform migration to OJS (PKP). DOI assignment activated (prefix 10.56062). Frequency changed from Annual to Monthly with ISSN India's formal approval.
2022–
now
now
Phase II — Unbroken Monthly Record
Every scheduled monthly issue published without interruption. All articles carry registered DOIs. Archived via LOCKSS, PKP PLN, and Archive-It. Indexed in MLA · Google Scholar, Mir@bel, Sherpa Romeo, BASE, WorldCat.
