Privacy Statement
PRIVACY STATEMENT
Knowledge Consortium Publication respects the privacy of its authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and registered users. We are committed to protecting the personal information provided through our journal websites and the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.
Information We Collect
We may collect information necessary for registration, manuscript submission, peer review, editorial communication, and publication. This may include the user's name, institutional affiliation, email address, contact information, academic details, and other information voluntarily provided by the user.
Use of Personal Information
Personal information is used primarily for managing journal operations, including user registration, manuscript submission and processing, peer review, editorial communication, publication, and providing information related to the journals and their activities.
We do not sell, rent, or disclose personal information to third parties for commercial purposes. Information may be disclosed when required by applicable law or when necessary for the legitimate operation and security of the publishing platform.
Confidentiality
Manuscripts submitted for publication are treated as confidential during the editorial and peer-review process. Reviewers and editors are expected to maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and associated information in accordance with the journal's editorial and publication-ethics policies.
Publicly Available Information
Information that forms part of a published article, such as the article title, author names, affiliations, abstract, keywords, and other bibliographic information, may be made publicly available as part of the scholarly record.
Cookies and Website Data
The journal website and OJS platform may use cookies, session information, and technical data to support essential website functionality, user authentication, security, and improvement of the publishing platform.
Data Security
Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or misuse. However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Third-Party Services
Where external services are used for functions such as DOI registration, indexing, analytics, email delivery, plagiarism checking, or other publishing-related activities, relevant information may be processed by those services in accordance with their applicable policies.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
Knowledge Consortium Publication may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in our publishing practices, technology, or applicable requirements. Any updated statement will be made available on this website.
Contact
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Statement or the handling of personal information, please contact:
Knowledge Consortium Publication
Email: info@kcpublication.com
