Names, email addresses, and other contact details provided by users during registration, manuscript submission, or participation in the journal’s activities are used exclusively for purposes related to the operation of the journal. Such data are not disclosed to third parties or used for any other purposes without the consent of the data subjects, except where required by law.
PRIVACY AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY
The personal data of registered and unregistered users of the journal are collected and processed only to the extent necessary for the standard operation of a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
Such data may include names, contact details, affiliations, positions, academic degrees, researcher identifiers, and other information required for the submission, assessment, peer review, editing, and publication of scientific materials.
The information collected is used to facilitate communication between authors, reviewers, editors, and other participants in the publication process. It may also be used to inform readers about the authorship of published works, the membership of the Editorial Board, and the persons involved in preparing materials for publication.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that the personal data of individuals involved in the research reported in the journal have been collected, processed, and submitted lawfully. Where required, authors must obtain the participants’ informed consent to the processing and publication of the relevant information and must ensure that their confidentiality and anonymity are adequately protected.
Editors, editorial staff, and other persons involved in the journal’s activities undertake to comply with all applicable professional and legal requirements governing personal data protection, including the provisions of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Under the GDPR, data subjects have a number of rights, including:
- the right to be notified of a personal data breach;
- the right to access information concerning the personal data held about them and the manner in which those data are processed;
- the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
- the right to request the erasure of personal data, also known as the right to be forgotten, in circumstances provided for by law;
- the right to data portability;
- the right to restrict processing and to the protection of confidentiality;
- the right to the application of the principle of data protection by design, under which personal data protection measures are incorporated into the structure and procedures of information systems from the outset of their development.
The exercise of these rights is subject to the need to preserve the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of scientific publication records.
The GDPR permits the processing and retention of certain data in the public interest. This provision is particularly important for scientific journals, as it enables the preservation of the public record of scientific publications, authorship information, editorial decisions, corrections, retractions, and other actions necessary to maintain the reliability of the scientific literature.
Requests concerning access to, correction of, restriction of processing of, or erasure of personal data may be sent to the journal’s official email address. Each request is considered in accordance with applicable legal requirements, the principles of publication ethics, and the need to preserve the integrity of the scientific record.