Privacy Statement
Your privacy matters to us. This statement explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you interact with our journal. Please read carefully to understand our practices regarding your data and how we safeguard it.
At our journal, we are committed to transparency in our data practices. We've designed this privacy statement to provide you with clear information about what information we gather, how we use it, with whom we share it, and what control you have over your data. We adhere to all applicable privacy regulations, including GDPR and CCPA, to ensure the highest standards of data protection.
MSPL recognizes that when you share information with us, you're placing your trust in our organization. We take this responsibility seriously and are dedicated to implementing robust security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access or disclosure. Our privacy practices are regularly reviewed and updated to maintain compliance with evolving legal requirements and industry best practices.
How We Collect Data
Our journal collects information through various channels to facilitate manuscript processing, user experience optimization, and communication with our scholarly community. Below are the primary methods through which we gather data:
Registration and Accounts
When you create an account on our platform, we collect personal information provided in registration forms, including name, email address, and professional details. This may also include your institutional affiliation, research interests, academic credentials, and ORCID identifier. Optional profile information such as biography, publication history, and research keywords may be collected to enhance networking and collaboration opportunities.
Manuscript Submission
During submission, we collect manuscript files, metadata, author information, and any supplementary materials you provide through our submission system. This includes all co-author details, funding declarations, competing interest statements, ethical approvals, data availability statements, and acknowledgments. We also record submission dates, version history, and file formats to maintain proper manuscript tracking.
Editorial Communications
Throughout the editorial process, we collect correspondence between authors, editors, and reviewers related to submissions, revisions, and publication decisions. This includes decision letters, reviewer comments, author responses, editorial notes, and any attachments shared during the review process. These communications are securely stored in our system to maintain a complete record of the peer review history and editorial decisions.
Automated Collection
MSPL uses cookies, log files, and analytics tools to automatically collect information about how you interact with our website, including navigation patterns and feature usage. This passive data collection includes IP addresses, browser types, device information, referring pages, exit pages, timestamps, and interaction events. Such information helps us optimize site performance, troubleshoot technical issues, and understand user behavior to improve our service offerings.
Surveys and Feedback
We periodically collect information through voluntary surveys, feedback forms, and direct inquiries. These may gather opinions about our publishing services, user experience, content quality, or potential new features. Participation is optional, but responses help us improve our journal operations and better meet community needs. Survey data is typically analyzed in aggregate form, though individual responses may be reviewed by our editorial team.
Professional Relationships
Information is collected when you engage with us in various professional capacities, such as becoming a reviewer, joining our editorial board, or participating in journal-sponsored events. This includes expertise information, availability for reviewing, conflict of interest declarations, and communication preferences. These details help us maintain an effective peer review system and ensure appropriate scholarly collaboration.
All data collection processes adhere to our ethical standards and applicable data protection regulations. We implement appropriate technical measures to secure the information we gather and process it only for legitimate journal operations and scholarly communication purposes.
Purpose of Data Collection
Editorial Management
To efficiently process submissions through peer review, editorial assessment, revision, and publication stages.
Communication
To facilitate necessary communication between authors, editors, reviewers, and journal staff throughout the publication process.
Identity Verification
To verify author identities, affiliations, and credentials to maintain academic integrity.
Service Improvement
To analyze usage patterns and gather feedback to enhance our platform, processes, and user experience.
Use of Personal Data
Editorial Process
MSPL uses your data to manage manuscript submissions, coordinate peer review, process revisions, and handle publication decisions. This includes assigning appropriate editors and reviewers to evaluate your work.
Notifications
MSPL sends essential communications about submission status, reviewer comments, editorial decisions, and publication updates. With your consent, we may also send journal news and relevant academic opportunities.
Analytics
MSPL analyzes aggregated data to understand readership, citation patterns, and geographical reach of published works. This helps us improve the journal's impact and better serve the academic community.
Author Attribution
MSPL publishes author names, affiliations, and contact details alongside articles to properly attribute work and facilitate academic discourse around published research.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
No Commercial Data Sales
MSPL never sell personal information to third parties for marketing or commercial purposes. Your data is collected solely for the purposes outlined in this privacy statement and used only within the context of journal operations.
Limited Service Provider Sharing
We may share limited data with trusted service providers who help operate our journal, including publishing platform vendors, manuscript management systems, and analytics services. These providers are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and only process data according to our instructions.
Required Legal Disclosure
MSPL may disclose personal information if required by law, court order, or regulatory request. In such cases, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected individuals unless prohibited by law or when notification would compromise an investigation.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and similar laws, you have significant rights regarding your personal data. These include the right to access your data, correct inaccuracies, request erasure, restrict processing, data portability, and object to processing. You also have the right to withdraw consent and lodge complaints with supervisory authorities.
To exercise these rights, please contact our data protection team using the information provided in the "Contact Information" section. We will respond to all legitimate requests within one month.
