Privacy Policy
TJCSS respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and website users. Personal information collected through the journal website and submission system will be used only for legitimate journal operations, scholarly communication, record keeping, security, and publication.
1. Information Collected
TJCSS may collect:
- Names
- Email addresses
- Institutional affiliations
- Postal addresses
- Telephone numbers
- ORCID identifiers
- Academic qualifications
- Areas of research expertise
- Usernames and account details
- Manuscript and review records
- Editorial correspondence
- Conflict of interest declarations
- Technical information such as browser type and internet address
- Website usage information
- Other information voluntarily provided by users
2. Purpose of Collection
Personal information may be used to:
- Manage user accounts
- Process manuscript submissions
- Conduct peer review
- Communicate editorial decisions
- Contact authors, reviewers, and editors
- Publish author information
- Maintain the scholarly record
- Investigate complaints or misconduct
- Protect website security
- Prevent misuse of the submission system
- Produce general journal statistics
- Meet ethical or legal responsibilities
3. Published Author Information
The following information may be published with an article:
- Author name
- Institutional affiliation
- Country
- ORCID identifier
- Corresponding author email
- Author contribution statement
- Conflict of interest statement
- Funding information
- Biographical information, where provided
Once included in the scholarly record, published information may be copied, indexed, archived, and distributed by third parties.
4. Reviewer Information
Reviewer identities will remain confidential under the journal’s double anonymous peer review policy.
Reviewer names will not be disclosed to authors unless the journal changes its review model and obtains appropriate agreement.
5. Sharing of Personal Information
TJCSS may share relevant information with:
- Editors and editorial staff
- Selected peer reviewers
- Journal service providers
- Website hosting providers
- Preservation services
- Metadata and indexing services
- Research institutions
- Ethics committees
- Legal or regulatory authorities where required
Only information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose should be shared.
TJCSS does not sell personal information to advertisers or data brokers.
6. Cookies and Technical Data
The journal website may use cookies or similar technologies to:
- Maintain user sessions
- Support login functions
- Remember preferences
- Improve website performance
- Protect website security
- Produce general usage statistics
Users may control cookies through browser settings, although disabling necessary cookies may affect website functions.
7. Data Security
TJCSS will take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information against:
- Unauthorized access
- Accidental loss
- Improper alteration
- Unauthorized disclosure
- Misuse
- Destruction
No online system can guarantee complete security. Users should protect their passwords and report suspected unauthorized account access.
8. Data Retention
Personal information will be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Manage submissions and publications
- Preserve the scholarly record
- Maintain peer review records
- Resolve complaints
- Investigate ethical concerns
- Meet legal or institutional requirements
- Protect the integrity of the journal
Some publication and editorial records may need to be retained permanently.
9. User Rights
Subject to applicable requirements, users may request:
- Access to their personal information
- Correction of inaccurate information
- Updating of account information
- Deactivation of an unused account
- Information about how their data are used
- Removal of information that is not required for the scholarly record
A request to delete information may be refused where retention is necessary for publication integrity, peer review records, ethical investigations, security, or legal obligations.
10. Children’s Information
The journal website and submission system are intended for researchers, academics, students, and professionals.
TJCSS does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children through ordinary journal registration. Research articles involving children remain subject to the Ethical Oversight Policy.
11. Third Party Links
The journal website may link to external websites. TJCSS is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third party websites.
12. Privacy Complaints
Questions or complaints about privacy should be submitted through the journal’s official email address displayed on its Contact page.
The request should identify:
- Name of the person making the request
- Relevant account, manuscript, or article
- Nature of the concern
- Specific correction or action requested
