Privacy and Data Protection Statement
The International Journal of Recent Innovations (IJRI) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and website users who interact with the journal.
This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used, stored, and protected in connection with manuscript submission, peer review, publication, and website operations.
Information Collected
The journal collects data required for legitimate scholarly publishing:
- • Full name and email address.
- • Institutional affiliation and postal address.
- • ORCID iD, where provided.
- • Manuscript submission and evaluation records.
- • Reviewer profiles and editorial records.
- • Basic website usage and technical information.
Use of Personal Information
Information is used exclusively for authorized activities:
- • Manuscript submission, verification, and screening.
- • Editorial assignment and reviewer communication.
- • Production management, formatting, and metadata.
- • Journal administration and record preservation.
- • Responding to technical and editorial support inquiries.
Confidential Manuscripts
All manuscripts under evaluation are treated as confidential documents. Access is restricted to assigned editors, reviewers, and authorized production personnel.
The journal does not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties for commercial or marketing purposes.
Publicly Available Information
Following publication, information required for the scholarly record (Author names, Affiliations, Corresponding Email, ORCID iD) is published with the article.
This information supports proper author attribution, discoverability, and scholarly citation history.
Data Security and Cookies
IJRI applies appropriate technical and administrative safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.
The website may use essential or functional cookies to improve usability, support website functions, reduce loading times, and analyze performance. Users may manage or disable cookies through browser settings, though some functionality may be affected.
Third-Party Services and Data Retention
The journal uses trusted third-party service providers for hosting, manuscript processing, DOI registration, metadata distribution, and analytics. Providers process data strictly for requested services under confidentiality protocols.
Personal data and editorial records are retained only as long as necessary for publishing, ethical, legal, and archival needs. Published article metadata is retained permanently as part of the public scholarly record.
User Privacy Rights
Users may submit requests regarding their personal information for:
Note: Information forming part of the permanent scholarly record cannot be removed where its retention is required to preserve publication integrity and citation history.
Publication Ethics & Confidentiality
The journal’s handling of editorial information is developed with reference to recognized publication-ethics principles and the COPE Core Practices. IJRI is committed to maintaining confidentiality, responsible data handling, editorial fairness, and appropriate protection of personal information throughout the scholarly publication process.
Policy Review & Contact
This Privacy and Data Protection Policy is reviewed periodically and updated as necessary. Revised versions take immediate effect upon website publication.
Questions or requests concerning personal information collection, correction, or protection should be directed to the journal’s official Editorial Office.