The International Journal of Behavioral Social and Movement Sciences (IJOBSMS) is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and visitors who interact with the journal and its website.
This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used, stored, and protected in connection with manuscript submission, peer review, publication, and website operations.
The journal may collect personal information necessary for editorial, publishing, and administrative purposes, including:
Information is collected only for legitimate scholarly publishing and journal management purposes.
Personal information may be used for:
The journal does not sell, rent, or distribute personal information to third parties for commercial purposes.
All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents.
Information contained within submitted manuscripts is accessible only to individuals directly involved in the editorial and peer review process, including editors, reviewers, and authorized editorial staff.
Reviewers are expected to maintain strict confidentiality regarding manuscripts under review.
For accepted articles, author information necessary for scholarly communication may be published, including:
Such information forms part of the scholarly record and is published with the consent of the authors through manuscript submission.
The journal takes reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or misuse.
While every effort is made to safeguard information, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
The journal website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve website functionality, user experience, and website performance.
Cookies do not normally collect sensitive personal information and may be disabled through browser settings where appropriate.
The journal may use trusted third-party services for website hosting, manuscript management, indexing, DOI registration, analytics, or archiving.
Such services may process limited information necessary to provide their respective functions and are expected to maintain appropriate privacy and security standards.
Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary to support journal operations, maintain publication records, comply with legal obligations, and preserve the scholarly record.
Authors, reviewers, and users may contact the journal regarding questions about their personal information or requests relating to the correction of inaccurate information.
The journal will consider such requests in accordance with applicable legal and operational requirements.
The journal reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in journal operations, legal requirements, or publishing practices.
Updated versions will be published on the journal website.
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to the Editorial Office through the official contact information provided on the journal website.