Privacy Statement

Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (JSRI) respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and registered users and processes personal data only for legitimate purposes related to scholarly publishing, editorial communication, peer review, journal administration, and the operation of the journal website.

Personal data collected

Depending on the user’s interaction with the journal, JSRI may process information such as name, institutional affiliation, email address, ORCID identifier, professional and academic information, account information, manuscript and peer-review records, editorial correspondence, and technical information necessary for the secure operation of the journal platform.

Purposes of processing

Personal data may be processed for the purposes of managing manuscript submissions, conducting peer review, communicating editorial decisions, publishing articles and author information, maintaining the scholarly record, managing user accounts, producing journal statistics, ensuring the security and technical functioning of the platform, and fulfilling applicable legal or institutional obligations.

Personal information will not be sold or used for unrelated commercial purposes.

Publication of author information

Information that forms part of the scholarly record — such as authors’ names, institutional affiliations, ORCID identifiers where provided, and other bibliographic information associated with published articles — may be made publicly available as part of the publication process.

Peer review and confidentiality

Personal information relating to manuscripts and peer review is processed only to the extent necessary for the editorial and evaluation process. Reviewers, editors, and other persons involved in the editorial workflow are expected to respect the confidentiality of manuscripts, peer-review reports, and personal information obtained through the journal.

Third-party service providers

Personal data may be processed by service providers necessary for the technical operation, hosting, maintenance, backup, security, indexing, and preservation of the journal, subject to applicable data-protection requirements.

Data retention

Personal data associated with published articles, editorial decisions, peer review, and the scholarly record may be retained for as long as necessary to preserve the integrity and documentation of the publication process. Other account or administrative data will be retained only for as long as required for the purposes for which they were collected or to meet applicable legal obligations.

Data protection rights

Subject to applicable data-protection law, individuals may have the right to request access to their personal data, correction of inaccurate information, restriction of processing, objection to certain forms of processing, or deletion of personal data where deletion is compatible with legal obligations and the integrity of the scholarly record.