Privacy Statement

The Journal of Traditional and Scientific Studies (JTSS) values your privacy and will safeguard any personal information that you provide to our custody. This Privacy Statement describes the reasons as to why we collect information and the use of the information as well as what information we collect. In case of any doubts concerning this policy, then ask the editorial office to clarify.

1. Information We Collect

We can gather personal data when you use the journal site, when you submit a manuscript or when you create an account as a reviewer and when you are in touch with us. This information might consist of:

Your name
Email address
Institutional affiliation
Information in the manuscript sent to the journal
Any self-disclosed information in the form of a form or correspondence

We gather such information in order to handle your usage of the journal and to assist editorial processes.

2. How We Use Your Information

To handle manuscripts as well as peer review
To post decisions, updates and queries
To coordinate the assignments of reviewers
To have journal alerts or notifications (on subscription)
To assist the administration with publication work

The data will not be utilized to market in a fashion that is not related to the operations of the journal.

3. Log Files and Tracking

Similar to most sites, JHSS operates with log files which automatically track the simplest technical data upon visiting the site including:

IP address
Browser type
Date and time of access
Pages viewed

The information that is provided is not tied to the personally identifiable information but it is solely used to enhance the performance and reliability of the website.

4. Cookies and Other Related Technologies

We might be tracking cookies on our site because it helps us to improve the way you browse on our site, save some preferences, and maintain the simple functions. The cookies can be disabled by changing your browser preferences and this will probably disable certain site functions.

5. Sharing of Data and Third Parties

Reviewers (including peer reviewers)
Technical service providers of the journal website
Legal authorities when it is mandated by the law

We also suggest that users should carefully consider the privacy policies of any third party service that they use on our platform because their practices are not ours.

6. Children’s Privacy

Privacy of the children online is something that matters. JHSS is not aware of collecting personal information of people who are below the age of 13. In case you feel that such information has been posted, then inform us, and we will remove it.

7. Security Measures

Still, every measure has limits when keeping data safe. Someone might get through, even if we try hard to block them out.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Demand balances of the personal data held on us
Request corrections to be done
Ask some of the data to be deleted or limited

To use these rights, you have to approach the editorial office and request to do it.

9. Revisions in this Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement can be revised by us periodically to depict the variations in our practice or any legal mandate. All updates will be displayed through this page.