Privacy Statement

1. Personal Data We Collect

SEJATI may collect personal data that is voluntarily provided by users when registering, submitting manuscripts, reviewing articles, communicating with the editorial office, or using the journal website. Such data may include:

• Full name;
• Email address;
• Institutional affiliation;
• Country or region;
• ORCID iD, Google Scholar profile, Scopus ID, or other academic identifiers when provided;
• Username and account information;
• Author metadata and manuscript information;
• Reviewer comments and editorial correspondence;
• Submission history, editorial decisions, and publication records;
• Technical information related to website access, such as browser type, IP address, session data, and cookies where applicable.

2. Purpose of Data Collection and Processing

Personal data collected by SEJATI is used only for legitimate academic, editorial, publishing, indexing, and communication purposes. The data may be used to:

• Create and manage user accounts on the journal website;
• Process manuscript submissions and editorial workflows;
• Facilitate peer review and editorial decision-making;
• Communicate with authors, reviewers, editors, and readers;
• Publish author names, affiliations, abstracts, articles, and related metadata;
• Assign, register, and display DOI and article metadata;
• Support indexing, abstracting, archiving, and dissemination of published articles;
• Maintain the security, integrity, and performance of the journal website;
• Improve the quality of editorial and publishing services.

3. Confidentiality of Manuscripts and Peer Review

Manuscripts submitted to SEJATI are treated as confidential documents before publication. The editorial team, reviewers, and journal staff are required to maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts, reviewer identities, review reports, editorial discussions, and unpublished research materials.

Information related to submitted manuscripts will not be disclosed to unauthorized parties, except where necessary for the editorial, peer-review, production, publication, indexing, or legal processes of the journal.

4. Use of Author and Article Metadata

When an article is published, SEJATI may publicly display relevant scholarly metadata, including author names, affiliations, email address of the corresponding author, article title, abstract, keywords, DOI, references, publication dates, citation information, and licensing information.

This metadata may also be shared with indexing databases, repositories, DOI registration agencies, academic search engines, and other scholarly communication platforms to increase the visibility, discoverability, and citation of published articles.

5. Data Sharing with Third Parties

SEJATI does not sell, rent, or trade personal data to third parties. Personal data may only be shared with trusted services or systems when necessary for journal management, publication, indexing, DOI registration, archiving, website maintenance, or legal compliance.

Such third parties may include journal management platforms, indexing services, DOI registration agencies, digital preservation services, plagiarism-checking systems, and technical service providers that support the journal’s publication process.

6. Data Security

SEJATI takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or loss. The journal encourages the use of secure access, strong passwords, restricted editorial access, and proper website maintenance to protect user information and editorial data.

Although SEJATI seeks to protect all information submitted through the journal website, users acknowledge that no digital system can guarantee absolute security. Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their own account credentials.

7. Cookies and Website Analytics

The SEJATI website may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functionality, user login sessions, submission processes, usage statistics, and security features. Cookies help improve user experience and maintain the proper operation of the journal platform.

Users may adjust their browser settings to refuse or delete cookies. However, some website functions, including login and manuscript submission, may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

8. Data Retention

Personal data and editorial records are retained only as long as necessary for journal management, publication records, academic integrity, indexing, archiving, legal obligations, and the continuity of scholarly communication.

Published article metadata may be retained permanently as part of the scholarly record. Unpublished submission data, review records, and account information may be retained in accordance with the journal’s editorial, archival, and administrative needs.

9. Rights of Users

Users may request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal data where applicable and where such requests do not conflict with the journal’s legal, ethical, editorial, archival, or scholarly publication obligations.

Requests concerning personal data may be submitted to the editorial office. The journal will review such requests in accordance with applicable policies and regulations.

10. Email Communication

SEJATI may use registered email addresses to communicate with users regarding manuscript submissions, peer review, editorial decisions, publication processes, announcements, corrections, and other matters directly related to the journal’s scholarly publishing activities.

Email addresses entered into this journal website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for unrelated commercial or marketing purposes.

11. Privacy of Minors

SEJATI does not knowingly collect personal data from minors without appropriate consent. If the editorial office becomes aware that personal data from a minor has been collected without proper authorization, reasonable steps will be taken to review and address the matter.

12. Changes to This Privacy Statement

SEJATI may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in journal practices, website management, legal requirements, or scholarly publishing standards. Any updates will be published on this page with the latest revision date.

13. Contact

Questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Statement may be addressed to: