Privacy Statement

The data collected from registered and non-registered users of this journal fall within the scope of standard peer-reviewed journal operations. It includes information that enables the editorial process; it informs readers about the authorship and editing of content; and it allows the collection of aggregated data on readership behaviours, as well as the tracking of geopolitical and social elements of scholarly communication.

This journal’s editorial team uses this data to guide its work in publishing and improving this journal. Data that will assist in developing this journal platform (Open Journal Systems – OJS) may be shared with its developer, Public Knowledge Project (PKP), in an anonymized and aggregated form, with appropriate exceptions such as article metrics. This journal or PKP will not sell the data, nor will it be used for purposes other than those stated here.

Registered users

Users who register with this journal, including authors and peer reviewers where applicable, consent to having their personal information stored in the journal hosting platform (OJS) and processed by the platform and journal editorial teams.

Authors

Authors who submit to this journal consent to the personal information they supply as part of the submission being stored in the journal hosting platform (OJS) and processed by the platform and journal editorial teams. Authors who submit have the responsibility to ensure that all contributors have read this Privacy and Consent policy and consent to having their personal information that is supplied as part of the submission process being stored in the journal hosting platform (OJS) and processed by the platform and journal editorial teams. Authors published in this journal are also responsible for the human subject data that figures in the research reported in the journal.

Website visitors

The journal hosting platform (OJS) collects anonymised usage log data, including IP addresses, pages visited, date visited, browser information, and geographical data. This information is not used to identify visitors personally, and it is not used for any purpose other than what is described here. The platform also uses cookies to manage session history and provide a better user experience – more details can be found on the Cookies information page.

Rights of the Individual

Those involved in editing this journal seek to be compliant with industry standards for data privacy, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provision for “data subject rights” that include (a) breach notification; (b) right of access; (c) the right to be forgotten; (d) data portability; and (e) privacy by design. The GDPR also allows for the recognition of “the public interest in the availability of the data,” which has particular salience for those involved in maintaining, with the highest possible integrity, the public record of scholarly publishing.

All users whose details are stored in this journal's OJS installation can exercise their rights as individuals, as detailed in the GDPR.

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