- Data minimisation
- Secure processing
- Your rights
This statement explains what information the journal collects, why it is collected, how it is protected, and the choices available to you. It applies to the journal website, submission system, and editorial correspondence.
Information we collect
Account and profile data
Name, email address, affiliation, ORCID, and other details you provide when registering or updating your profile.
Submission data
Manuscripts, cover letters, reviewer reports, and editorial correspondence connected to a submission.
Usage data
Technical information such as browser type, pages visited, and server logs used to keep the service secure and reliable.
How we use your information
Editorial operations
To manage submissions, coordinate peer review, make editorial decisions, and produce published articles.
Communication
To send notifications about submissions, reviews, publications, and journal announcements.
Publication record
To display author names, affiliations, and article metadata as part of the public scholarly record.
Security and legal compliance
To protect the journal from misuse and to meet applicable legal, ethical, and archiving obligations.
Sharing and disclosure
- Reviewer identities are not disclosed to authors in double-blind review.
- Manuscripts are shared only with editors, reviewers, and production staff involved in handling them.
- Data may be shared with service providers that support hosting, plagiarism screening, and indexing, under appropriate safeguards.
- We do not sell personal data.
Retention and security
Records are retained for as long as necessary to maintain the scholarly record, meet archiving requirements, and resolve disputes. Access is restricted to authorized personnel, and reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, or loss.
Your rights
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion where the data is no longer required for the scholarly or legal record.
- Withdraw consent for optional communications, such as announcements.
- Raise a concern about how your data has been handled.
Contact
Questions about this statement or requests relating to your personal data can be sent to the editorial office through the journal contact page. We aim to respond within a reasonable period.