Privacy Policy
The International Journal of Embryo Cryobiology and Reproductive Sciences respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, readers, editors, and visitors to its online journal platform. This Privacy Policy describes how information may be collected, used, stored, and protected in connection with the journal's website and publishing activities.
1. Information We Collect
The journal may collect information that users voluntarily provide when using its online platform, including:
- Name.
- Email address.
- Institutional affiliation.
- Academic or professional information.
- ORCID iD, where provided.
- Manuscript and submission information.
- Reviewer information.
- Account registration and login information.
- Communication submitted to the journal.
2. Use of Personal Information
Information provided by users may be used for legitimate journal and publishing activities, including:
- Processing manuscript submissions.
- Communicating with authors and reviewers.
- Managing peer review.
- Maintaining user accounts.
- Managing editorial activities.
- Providing publication-related services.
- Responding to enquiries and requests.
- Maintaining the security and functionality of the journal platform.
3. Manuscript and Submission Information
Information associated with submitted manuscripts may be accessed by authorized editorial personnel and reviewers as necessary for editorial and peer-review activities.
Submitted manuscripts and related materials should be treated as confidential during the review process.
4. Reviewer Confidentiality
Reviewer information and review reports are handled confidentially.
Reviewers should not disclose information about manuscripts under review or use unpublished information obtained through the review process for personal or professional purposes.
5. Cookies and Technical Information
The journal website may use cookies or similar technologies where necessary to support website functionality, user sessions, authentication, security, and other technical operations.
Technical information may also be collected automatically when users access the website, depending on the website's configuration.
6. Communication
The journal may use contact information provided by users to communicate about:
- Manuscript submissions.
- Editorial decisions.
- Peer review.
- Publication-related matters.
- Account-related issues.
- Journal enquiries and support.
7. Data Security
Reasonable measures should be taken to protect personal and submission-related information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or misuse.
However, no online transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
8. Data Sharing
Personal information should not be disclosed to third parties except where reasonably necessary for legitimate publishing activities, required by applicable law, or necessary to protect the rights, safety, security, and integrity of the journal and its users.
9. Published Information
Information that forms part of a published scholarly article, such as author names, affiliations, article titles, abstracts, and publication details, may become part of the public scholarly record.
Authors should ensure that submitted manuscripts do not contain unnecessary personally identifiable or confidential information.
10. Third-Party Services
The journal may use external services or scholarly infrastructure for functions such as DOI registration, indexing, authentication, analytics, hosting, or other publishing-related activities.
Where third-party services are used, information may be processed according to their applicable terms and privacy practices.
