Privacy Statement
Commitment Against Commercial Exploitation
The journal does not sell, lease, rent, or distribute users' personal information to third parties or marketing platforms for commercial purposes.
Personal information may be disclosed only when required by applicable laws, judicial proceedings, or legitimate legal obligations.
Information Collected
In the course of managing academic publications, IJADLSN may collect the following data:
- Author and co-author names, institutional affiliations, and department details.
- Official email addresses, contact telephone numbers, and correspondence addresses.
- ORCID iDs, researcher profiles, and institutional identifiers (where provided).
- Designated corresponding author contact and postal information.
- Manuscript metadata, submission histories, drafts, and publication files.
- Official editorial correspondence between authors, editors, and peer reviewers.
- Independent peer-review reports, referee evaluations, and editorial recommendations.
- Research funding statements, sponsor information, and conflict of interest declarations.
- Mandatory disclosures detailing the use of AI tools, LLMs, or automated writing assistants.
- Technical usage logs, IP addresses, and diagnostic information from the journal platform where applicable.
How We Use Your Information
The collected information is processed solely to:
- Process, manage, and track manuscript submissions through the editorial lifecycle.
- Coordinate, oversee, and document the double-anonymous peer-review process.
- Communicate official editorial decisions, revision requests, and proof queries.
- Publish accepted scholarly articles alongside verified author metadata (names, affiliations, ORCIDs).
- Maintain permanent, reliable historical records of scholarly publication and DOI minting.
- Provide responsive technical and administrative support to registered users.
- Improve journal workflow efficiency, website functionality, and editorial standards.
- Audit and maintain the security, uptime, and integrity of the journal portal.
- Properly manage, review, and archive ethical disclosures relating to AI-assisted research and tools.
Data Protection & Security Controls
IJADLSN implements reasonable technical and administrative safeguards to protect the confidentiality, authenticity, and security of personal information:
Access Governance
Only authorized editorial board members and technical staff actively managing the publishing workflow are granted role-based access to unpublished manuscript data.
Responsible Retention
Confidential drafts, rejected submissions, and sensitive personal records are retained and disposed of responsibly according to academic preservation standards.