Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
The International Journal of Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (IJBAI) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and personal information of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, researchers, and all users interacting with the journal’s website and publication system. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used, stored, and protected in connection with the journal’s editorial, peer-review, and publication activities. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
By using the journal’s website and services, users agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Collection of Personal Information
IJBAI may collect personal information submitted voluntarily by users during manuscript submission, peer review, registration, communication, subscription, or other journal-related activities. Such information may include:
- Full name
- Institutional affiliation
- Email address
- ORCID iD
- Contact information
- Academic and professional details
- Manuscript, dataset, and publication-related information
The journal collects only information necessary for editorial communication, peer-review management, publication processing, indexing, digital archiving, and academic correspondence.
Use of Information
Personal information collected by IJBAI is used solely for legitimate academic, scientific, and publishing purposes, including:
- Managing manuscript submissions and peer-review processes
- Communicating editorial decisions and publication updates
- Maintaining academic records and publication databases
- Providing technical, editorial, or publication support
- Improving journal operations and user experience
- Ensuring compliance with publication ethics and academic standards
- Supporting indexing, DOI registration, and digital archiving services
The journal does not sell, trade, rent, or disclose personal information to third parties for commercial or marketing purposes.
Confidentiality and Data Protection
IJBAI is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts, reviewer reports, editorial communications, datasets, and personal data.
- Manuscripts under review are treated as confidential documents.
- Reviewer identities remain anonymous under the double-blind peer-review system.
- Personal information is accessible only to authorized editorial personnel involved in publication processes.
- Appropriate technical and administrative measures are implemented to protect data from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or cyber threats.
Cookies and Website Usage
The journal website may use cookies or standard web technologies to improve functionality, enhance user experience, analyze website performance, and facilitate secure access to the Online Journal System (OJS).
Users may disable cookies through their browser settings; however, certain website functions may become limited as a result.
Third-Party Services
IJBAI may use trusted third-party services, indexing systems, DOI registration agencies, plagiarism-detection software, cloud hosting providers, digital repositories, or academic databases necessary for journal operations. These services may process limited user information strictly for publication-related purposes and in accordance with applicable privacy, security, and ethical standards.
Author and Reviewer Responsibilities
Authors and reviewers are expected to maintain confidentiality regarding unpublished manuscripts, peer-review discussions, editorial correspondence, datasets, software code, and any sensitive information obtained during the publication process.
Reviewer comments and editorial decisions must not be shared, reproduced, or distributed without authorization from the Editorial Office.
Open Access and Published Content
As an open-access journal, IJBAI makes published articles freely available online for academic, scientific, and research purposes. Published articles may include author names, affiliations, abstracts, ORCID iDs, datasets, supplementary materials, and other publication-related metadata necessary for indexing, citation, and scholarly communication.
By submitting manuscripts to IJBAI, authors consent to the publication and dissemination of such scholarly information.
Data Retention
The journal may retain submission records, peer-review history, editorial correspondence, publication metadata, and related documentation for archival, academic, legal, administrative, and indexing purposes in accordance with standard scholarly publishing practices.
Policy Updates
IJBAI reserves the right to revise or update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in journal operations, legal requirements, publication standards, technological developments, or cybersecurity practices. Updated policies will be published on the journal’s official website.
Contact Information
For questions, concerns, or requests regarding privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, or journal policies, users may contact the Editorial Office of the International Journal of Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (IJBAI) through the journal’s official communication channels.
Commitment to Ethical Publishing
The International Journal of Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (IJBAI) remains committed to maintaining ethical publishing standards, responsible data management, scientific transparency, cybersecurity awareness, and the protection of user privacy in all aspects of scholarly communication and journal operations.
