Privacy Policy

1. Data we collect

To provide our scholarly publishing services, we collect information you provide directly to us:

• Account information: Name, email address, password, affiliation, ORCID ID, and profile details.
• Submission details: Manuscript files, co-author details, conflict of interest declarations, and reviewer reports.
• Communication data: Editorial discussions, email exchanges, and support requests.

2. How we use your data

We use collected information to run our core publishing and editorial workflows:

• Managing manuscript submissions, peer reviews, decisions, and production.
• Verifying authorship, credentials, and identifying reviewer conflicts of interest.
• Communicating with you regarding submissions, peer review invitations, or publishing updates.
• Displaying published articles online with authorship credits and affiliations.

3. Sharing of data

Personal data is shared strictly as necessary to execute the publishing process:

Manuscripts and author details are shared with assigned editors and reviewers in a controlled workflow. If published, your name, affiliation, email, and ORCID ID will be made public on the article page and shared with academic indexing databases (e.g., Crossref, Google Scholar).

4. Data retention

We retain account details while your account is active. To preserve the integrity of scientific records, published articles, authorship credits, and decision logs remain archived indefinitely as part of the permanent scientific record.

5. Your rights

You can access, correct, or update your profile details by logging into your account. For questions regarding data removal, or if you believe your data has been handled incorrectly, please contact the editorial office.