Perma.cc is a service that preserves online sources and prevents “link rot,” ensuring your citations remain accessible over time.
“Link rot” (also called “reference rot”) happens when an online source changes or disappears, leading to broken citations. This problem is common in academic scholarship, where readers rely on stable sources.
Paste the URL of a page into Perma.cc. The service captures and stores the content, then creates a unique “Perma Link” (e.g. https://perma.cc/ABCD-1234).
You can include this link in your citation so readers always have access to a preserved version, even if the original site changes or disappears.
Example of a preserved page in Perma.cc: https://perma.cc/G7R6-9XD4
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