Privacy Statement
JCEOR cares about your privacy when dealing with our authors, peer reviewers, editors, and users visiting our website.
Personal information obtained as part of the manuscript submission process, review of the manuscript, or communications with the journal is used exclusively for editorial and publication purposes.
Personal information is not sold, leased, or shared with third parties except as necessary in carrying out journal functions or in compliance with applicable laws.
Appropriate confidentiality and security precautions are taken concerning the use of information provided to the journal.
By submitting a manuscript or using the journal website, authors and users accept that the personal information will be used for legitimate editorial, peer review, publication and communications purposes.
Personal Information Usage
There are several ways personal information gathered by JCEOR can be used, which include:
- Processing manuscript submission and editorial assessment.
- Management of the peer-review process.
- Communication with authors, reviewers, editors, and members of the editorial board.
- Publication of articles and related author data.
- Journal and publication record keeping.
- Providing editorial updates, publication notifications, and other important journal communication.
- Website improvement.
Confidentiality and Data Protection
In order to prevent any unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, use, or loss, JCEOR takes necessary steps regarding administrative, technical, and organizational protection of personal information.
Confidentiality is ensured during editorial and peer-review process, and all persons who handle manuscripts are required to ensure confidentiality of authors and reviewers.
Reviewer identities and confidential manuscript data are protected according to the journal's peer-review policy.
Sharing of Information
JCEOR will never sell, rent, lease, transfer or otherwise provide any personal information to third parties for advertising or other commercial uses.
Personal information shall only be disclosed:
- If it is needed in connection with the editorial, review, production, indexing, or publishing process.
- If it is needed by trusted service providers who are assisting the journal in its operation.
- Where disclosure is required by applicable law or in response to legal process.
- Where the journal needs to protect its own rights, integrity, security or other interests.
Cookies and Website Use
JCEOR may use cookies on its websites for the purpose of improving website performance, remembering user preferences, analyzing website traffic, or otherwise enhancing the website browsing experience.
Such technologies capture anonymous data about users’ activities and do not identify individual users unless the information is provided voluntarily.
Users can adjust their cookie settings in their web browser; although some website functionality may operate differently without cookies.
User Rights
The authors, reviewers, editors, and users can ask for access to, correction of, or update of their personal data kept in the journal, provided that it is possible according to the law and operational regulations.
The questions about the personal data can be addressed to the editorial office for help.
Policy Changes
JCEOR has the right to make changes or updates to this Privacy Policy from time to time, depending on changes in legislation, publishing procedures, and other aspects of the journal operation.
These updates will be published on the journal website, and the usage of the website and the submission of the manuscripts after those updates are deemed as acceptance of the updated policy.
Consent with the Privacy Policy
By submitting the manuscript, accepting the reviewer invitation, being an editorial board member, or visiting the JCEOR website, the authors, reviewers, editors, and users confirm that they are familiar with this Privacy Policy and agree to the collecting, processing, and usage of their personal data for the purposes stated above.
JCEOR continues to strive to provide the most confidential, transparent, and protected conditions for the scientific publishing process.
