Processing of Personal Data

Names, email addresses, and other personal data provided by users of the journal are processed exclusively within the framework of editorial and publishing activities. Such data are used solely to ensure the processes of submission, peer review, editing, and publication of scholarly materials. The journal guarantees that personal information is not transferred to third parties, is not used for commercial purposes, and is not applied beyond the stated purposes.

General Principles of Personal Data Processing

The editorial office adheres to internationally recognised standards of personal data protection, ensuring their lawful, fair, and transparent processing. Data are processed only to the extent necessary for the performance of editorial functions, in accordance with the principles of data minimisation, purpose limitation, and ensuring their accuracy and relevance.

The journal follows an approach whereby the protection of personal data is integrated into all stages of the editorial process (the principle of privacy by design and by default).

Purpose of Data Collection and Use

Personal data are used for:

• facilitating communication between authors, editors, and reviewers;
• organising the peer review and editorial processing of manuscripts;
• identifying authorship and ensuring proper formatting of publications;
• informing users about the status of submitted materials;
• maintaining an archive of scholarly publications and metadata.

The journal does not engage in automated profiling of users and does not use personal data for marketing or advertising purposes.

Access to and Storage of Personal Data

Access to personal information is granted only to authorised individuals directly involved in the editorial process. The scope of access is limited to their functional responsibilities.

Data are retained for the period necessary to fulfil the editorial and archival functions of the journal, taking into account requirements for preserving the scholarly record and ensuring the integrity of publications.

Authors’ Responsibility for Personal Data

Authors are responsible for the lawful use of personal data of individuals involved in their research, including obtaining informed consent, ensuring confidentiality, and complying with ethical standards.

Submission of a manuscript implies that authors confirm compliance with data protection requirements and the ethical use of information.

Compliance with International Standards (GDPR and Others)

The journal complies with the provisions of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as other international standards in the field of personal data protection.

Users are guaranteed the following rights:

• the right of access to their personal data;
• the right to rectification of inaccuracies;
• the right to restriction of processing;
• the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”), where this does not conflict with obligations to preserve the scholarly record;
• the right to data portability;
• the right to be informed of data breaches.

Requests concerning the exercise of these rights are considered by the editorial office within established timeframes.

Balance between Confidentiality and Open Science

The editorial office adheres to the principle of balancing the protection of personal data with the openness of scientific information. Within international scholarly publishing practices, consideration may be given to the public interest in maintaining access to scientific publications, their metadata, and bibliographic information.

At the same time, no personal data are disclosed in a manner that violates the rights of data subjects or ethical standards.

Data Security

The editorial office implements organisational and technical measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. This includes access control, restriction of user permissions, and compliance with internal security procedures.

International Integration and Indexing

In the event of the journal being indexed in international scientometric databases or materials being hosted on external platforms (repositories, citation indexes, etc.), the transfer of metadata is carried out solely to the extent necessary to ensure scholarly communication and the visibility of publications, in compliance with confidentiality requirements.