PRIVACY / DATA PROTECTION POLICY

Editorial Confidentiality & Double-Blind Anonymity

The Journal of Biomolecules, Pathogenesis and Therapeutics (JBPT) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and personal datasets of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers. Editors, authors, and reviewers are strictly required to maintain the absolute confidentiality of the entire editorial and peer-review tract.

Pre-Publicity & Media Restraints:

Authors must not discuss, disclose, or leak their work to media outlets or external platforms prior to formal journal publication. Violation of this safety protocol may result in immediate manuscript rejection.

Exception: Presentation at scientific meetings or preprint repository uploads are permitted provided the server name and URL are fully disclosed in the cover letter during submission.

Information We Collect & Purpose of Use

JBPT records only the essential metadata fields required for formal scholarly publishing workflows. Personal data is never sold, leased, or distributed for commercial marketing targets.

Author Datasets: Full legal name, email routing, explicit institutional affiliation, ORCID iD, country location, and manuscript files/revisions.
Reviewer Metadata: Full name, direct email address, explicit expertise tracking fields, current affiliation, and historical review track records.
Reader Metrics & Cookies: Non-identifiable analytic footprints (website traffic, download tracking counts), and functionally secure cookies to maintain logged-in OJS sessions.

Data Application: Collected info is applied strictly to manage submissions, coordinate peer review, complete trackable metadata registration (DOIs), transmit necessary journal alerts, and guarantee indexing compliance.

Storage Security & Data Sharing Limits

JBPT operates behind secure data transfer protocols (HTTPS) and restricted-access password systems with automated preservation backup sweeps. Data is shared with third-party service entities (such as Crossref for DOI registration, PKP PN archiving networks, and abstract discovery indexers) strictly within reasonable safeguards for data protection.

Publicly Available Data: Upon formal paper launch, the author's name, structural affiliation, ORCID ID, abstract metadata, and funding acknowledgments become public records. Published articles and baseline core metadata entries form part of the permanent scholarly record and cannot be deleted or retracted post-publication under standard data-protection paths.

User Rights, Consent, and Data Breaches

By entering research files or accepting peer-review workflows, individuals provide formal consent for data processing. Users retain full rights to request access to their stored personal details, submit corrections for inaccurate records, or seek deletion of profiles not tied to a finalized, published research article.

Administrative Account Data Requests Email: [email protected]

Data Breach Protocol: In the rare instance of a suspected or detected platform server breach, JBPT will execute immediate corrective countermeasures, re-secure systems, and formally notify all affected individuals alongside relevant oversight boards according to internationally recognized protection principles.