Disclaimer
Privacy Statement
The International Journal of Multi Studies (IJMS) respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, and other users of the journal. This Privacy Statement explains how IJMS collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information in connection with its website, manuscript submission, peer-review, editorial, and publishing activities.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on your interaction with IJMS, we may collect the following types of information:
Personal and Contact Information
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number, where required
- Postal or correspondence address, where required
Professional and Academic Information
- Institutional affiliation
- Department or designation
- Country
- Academic or professional information relevant to the manuscript or editorial process
- ORCID iD and other researcher identifiers, where provided
Account and Submission Information
- Username and account details
- Manuscript title, abstract, keywords, and manuscript files
- Author and co-author information
- Affiliations and corresponding author details
- Cover letters, declarations, references, figures, tables, and supplementary files
- Other information submitted as part of the editorial process
Peer-Review and Editorial Information
- Reviewer and editor details
- Reviewer reports and recommendations
- Editorial comments and decisions
- Correspondence relating to manuscripts, peer review, and publication
Publication and Payment Information
- Information required for publication processing
- Billing and invoicing details
- Information relating to applicable publication charges or other journal-related payments
Technical Information
Where collected through the website or submission system, IJMS may process limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, and access or server logs for website operation, security, and administration.
2. How We Use Personal Information
IJMS uses personal information for legitimate journal and publishing purposes, including to:
- create and manage user accounts;
- receive and process manuscript submissions;
- conduct editorial assessment and peer review;
- communicate with authors, reviewers, editors, and other users;
- process accepted manuscripts for publication;
- manage applicable publication charges and related administration;
- maintain accurate editorial and publication records;
- support research integrity and the scholarly record; and
- operate, maintain, and secure the journal website and submission system.
IJMS does not sell or rent personal information or use it for unrelated commercial marketing purposes.
3. Information Published with Articles
When an article is accepted and published, certain information becomes part of the public scholarly record. This may include the authors’ names, institutional affiliations, country, ORCID iDs where provided, and corresponding author information.
Publication of this information supports proper attribution, authorship identification, discoverability, and scholarly communication.
4. Confidentiality
Personal information obtained during manuscript submission, peer review, and editorial processing is handled with appropriate confidentiality.
Reviewer and editorial information is not publicly disclosed except where disclosure is consistent with the journal’s policies, necessary for legitimate publishing activities, or required by applicable law.
5. Third-Party Services
IJMS may use appropriate third-party services to support journal operations, including manuscript submission and peer review, website and technical services, DOI and publication services, payment processing, communication, indexing or abstracting, and digital preservation.
Where personal information is shared with such service providers, only information necessary for the relevant service or legitimate journal purpose is provided.
This approach reflects the way major publishers such as MDPI and Springer Nature address processors and services supporting submission, peer review, publication, payment, and scholarly dissemination.
6. Data Protection and Retention
IJMS takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.
Personal information may be retained for as long as necessary to support editorial administration, publication activities, research integrity, legal or administrative requirements, and the maintenance of the scholarly record.
7. Correction of Personal Information
Authors, reviewers, editors, and other users may contact the IJMS Editorial Office if they believe that their personal information is inaccurate, incomplete, or requires updating.
8. Updates and Contact
IJMS may update this Privacy Statement when necessary to reflect changes in journal operations, publishing practices, technology, or applicable requirements. The latest version published on the IJMS website will apply.
For questions regarding the collection, use, protection, or correction of personal information, please contact the IJMS Editorial Office.
This Privacy Statement should be read together with the Terms and Conditions and other relevant IJMS policies.