Privacy Statement
Data Management and Privacy Policy
User data collected by the journal, whether from registered or unregistered users, falls within the scope of the standard operations of peer-reviewed journals. This data includes only information necessary to facilitate the editorial process, to inform readers about authorship and the content modification process, and to gather anonymous, aggregated data about reader behaviors. It also tracks geopolitical and social aspects of scholarly communication.
The editorial board uses this data to manage workflow and improve the quality of the journal. Some of this data may be partially shared with OJS (PKP) developers in anonymised and aggregated form, with exceptions such as metrics related to submissions. The data will never be used for commercial purposes or for purposes other than those described here, either by the journal nor by PKP.
Authors publishing in the journal are responsible for any data relating to individuals mentioned in the research underlying their scientific contributions.
Journal’s management strives to comply with industry standards for data confidentiality, including the provisions of the European Union’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) concerning on “data subject rights”, which include:
- (a) Notification of breaches;
- (b) Right of access;
- (c) Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”);
- (d) Data portability;
- (e) Privacy by design.
The GDPR also recognises the public interest in data accessibility, which is particularly relevant for those ensuring the highest possible integrity and public visibility of scientific results.
