Privacy Statement

Personal information collected through the journal platform may include names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, ORCID identifiers, mailing information, professional details, user-account information, manuscript-related information, and other data necessary for editorial and publishing activities.

Personal information may be used for purposes directly related to journal management and scholarly publishing, including:

• Manuscript submission and editorial management;
• Peer-review administration;
• Communication with authors, reviewers, and editors;
• Publication and attribution of scholarly work;
• Maintenance of the scholarly and editorial record;
• Journal administration and legitimate technical operations.

Personal information associated with unpublished manuscripts and peer-review activities will be handled confidentially and accessed only by individuals who require the information for legitimate editorial, review, publishing, administrative, or technical purposes.

Names and email addresses entered into the JPKI website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and scholarly publishing process and will not be intentionally made available for unrelated commercial purposes.

Information that forms part of the published scholarly record, such as author names, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, correspondence details where intentionally published, article metadata, and declarations, may remain publicly available as part of the permanent academic record.

Questions concerning personal information used in connection with the journal may be directed to the JPKI Editorial Office at [email protected].