Privacy Policy
The Journal of Engineering Research and Reviews (JERR) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of personal information collected through its website, manuscript submission and peer-review systems, and related publishing services.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information JERR may collect, how it is used, how it is protected, when it may be disclosed, and the rights individuals may have regarding their personal information.
By submitting a manuscript, registering an account, serving as a reviewer or editor, or otherwise using the journal’s website and services, individuals acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Personal Information We Collect
JERR collects only information reasonably necessary to operate the journal, manage scholarly publishing activities, and communicate with authors, reviewers, editors, and other users.
Depending on the individual’s interaction with the journal, information may include:
Full name;
Institutional affiliation and professional position;
Postal and institutional address;
Email address;
Telephone or other contact details;
ORCID iD and other professional identifiers, where provided;
User account and login-related information;
Manuscript submission and publication information;
Correspondence and communications with the journal;
Peer-review information and editorial records;
Funding and conflict-of-interest declarations;
Payment and invoicing information where applicable;
Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, and website usage data.
JERR does not intentionally collect personal information that is unnecessary for the operation of the journal.
2. How We Use Personal Information
Personal information may be used for legitimate journal and publishing purposes, including:
Creating and administering user accounts;
Receiving, processing, and managing manuscript submissions;
Conducting editorial assessment and double-blind peer review;
Communicating with authors, reviewers, editors, and other participants in the publishing process;
Managing revisions, decisions, production, and publication;
Publishing appropriate author, editor, and reviewer information as part of the scholarly record;
Processing publication fees, invoices, and payments where applicable;
Maintaining editorial, peer-review, and publication records;
Detecting and investigating plagiarism, research misconduct, and publication-ethics concerns;
Maintaining and improving the journal website and submission systems;
Responding to technical, administrative, or other legitimate inquiries;
Complying with applicable legal, regulatory, and professional obligations;
Protecting the security and integrity of the journal’s systems and services.
Personal information will not be used for unrelated purposes without appropriate notice or a lawful basis.
3. Editorial and Peer-Review Confidentiality
JERR treats unpublished manuscripts and associated editorial and peer-review information as confidential.
Because JERR operates a double-blind peer-review process, reasonable measures are taken to protect the identities of authors and reviewers during peer review. However, confidentiality cannot be guaranteed where disclosure is required by law, necessary for the investigation of suspected misconduct, or otherwise required to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.
Reviewer identities will not normally be disclosed to authors unless disclosure is required by applicable law or another legitimate and documented circumstance.
4. Publication of Personal Information
Some information associated with a published article forms part of the permanent scholarly record and may be publicly accessible. This may include:
Author names;
Institutional affiliations;
ORCID identifiers, where provided;
Author biographies or photographs, where supplied and published;
Acknowledgments and funding information;
Conflict-of-interest declarations;
Corresponding-author contact information where published.
Authors should therefore ensure that information submitted for publication is appropriate for public dissemination.
5. Disclosure to Service Providers and Third Parties
JERR may share limited personal information with trusted service providers when necessary to operate the journal and provide publishing services. Such providers may include manuscript submission and peer-review platforms, plagiarism-detection services, DOI and metadata registration services, website hosting providers, payment processors, typesetting and production services, email providers, and other technical or publishing-service providers.
Service providers are expected to process personal information only for legitimate purposes related to the services they provide and to apply appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
JERR may also disclose personal information when required by law, court order, regulatory authority, or other lawful process, or when reasonably necessary to investigate or address suspected research or publication misconduct or to protect the rights, safety, security, or integrity of the journal, its users, or the scholarly record.
JERR does not sell personal information to third parties.
6. Cross-Border Data Transfers
JERR and its service providers may operate or use infrastructure located in different countries. Consequently, personal information may be stored or processed outside the country in which it was originally collected.
Where cross-border processing occurs, JERR will take reasonable measures to ensure that personal information is handled securely and in accordance with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements.
Information that forms part of a published scholarly article may be made publicly available internationally through the journal website, indexing services, repositories, scholarly databases, and other legitimate channels of scholarly communication.
7. Data Security
JERR takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, misuse, or destruction.
However, no internet-based transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should therefore exercise appropriate care when transmitting information electronically.
8. Data Retention
JERR retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to maintain appropriate editorial and publication records, to comply with legal and professional obligations, and to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.
Certain information associated with manuscript submissions, peer review, editorial decisions, published articles, corrections, retractions, and publication-ethics investigations may need to be retained for extended periods or permanently as part of the journal’s editorial and scholarly record.
Where personal information is no longer required and there is no legitimate reason for continued retention, it will be securely deleted, anonymized, or otherwise appropriately disposed of.
9. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The JERR website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, security, user authentication, preferences, and, where applicable, analytics.
Users may be able to control or disable cookies through their browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some website features.
Where required by applicable law, JERR will provide appropriate information or obtain consent for the use of non-essential cookies and tracking technologies.
10. Third-Party Websites
The JERR website may contain links to external websites, databases, repositories, indexing services, or other third-party resources.
JERR is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information to them.
11. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law and legitimate journal requirements, individuals may have rights to:
Request access to personal information held about them;
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
Request deletion of personal information where there is no legitimate reason for continued retention;
Request restriction of certain processing;
Object to certain uses of personal information;
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
Request information about how their personal information is processed.
Some requests may be limited where the information must be retained for legal, editorial, publication-ethics, peer-review, or scholarly-record purposes.
Requests concerning personal information should be submitted to:
Email: info@eldaghayes.com
JERR may request sufficient information to verify the identity of the person making a privacy request before taking action.
12. Marketing Communications
JERR may send administrative and publication-related communications that are necessary for manuscript processing, peer review, publication, account administration, or other journal services.
Marketing or promotional communications will be sent only where appropriate and in accordance with applicable requirements. Recipients may opt out of non-essential promotional communications where an opt-out mechanism is provided.
Opting out of marketing communications will not prevent the journal from sending essential communications relating to a manuscript, account, publication, or other necessary journal service.
13. Privacy of Children
JERR's services are intended for researchers, authors, reviewers, editors, and other users involved in scholarly communication. The journal does not intentionally collect personal information from children for purposes unrelated to its legitimate publishing activities.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
JERR may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in its publishing practices, technology, services, or applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The updated version will be made available on the journal website, together with the date of the latest revision where appropriate.
15. Contact Information
Questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information should be directed to:
Journal of Engineering Research and Reviews (JERR)
Eldaghayes Publisher
Email: info@eldaghayes.com
JERR is committed to handling personal information responsibly, maintaining appropriate confidentiality, and protecting the integrity of the editorial and scholarly record.
