Privacy Policy
The National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology (NJPPP), published by Eldaghayes Publisher, is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of personal information processed through the journal's website, submission systems, editorial and peer-review processes, and related publishing services.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected, why it is processed, how it may be used and disclosed, how it is protected, and the rights available to individuals whose personal information is processed by NJPPP.
This policy applies to authors, reviewers, editors, editorial board members, website users, and other individuals who interact with NJPPP's publishing services.
1. Personal Information We Collect
Depending on the nature of an individual's interaction with NJPPP, we may collect information such as:
full name;
institutional affiliation and professional position;
email address;
mailing or institutional address;
telephone number, where provided;
username and account information;
manuscript submission and publication information;
authorship and contributorship information;
reviewer and editorial records;
correspondence with the journal;
billing and invoicing information;
information necessary to process publication-related payments;
information voluntarily provided through forms or communications; and
technical information associated with website use, such as IP address, browser type, device information, and information collected through cookies or similar technologies, where applicable.
NJPPP seeks to collect only information that is reasonably necessary for legitimate journal, publishing, administrative, legal, or security purposes.
2. Information Relating to Manuscripts and Editorial Processes
Information submitted as part of a manuscript may be processed for purposes including:
manuscript submission and administration;
editorial assessment;
double-blind peer review;
communication with authors, reviewers, and editors;
plagiarism and similarity screening;
production, copyediting, typesetting, and publication;
indexing and scholarly dissemination;
maintenance of the scientific and publishing record; and
investigation of publication-ethics or research-integrity concerns.
Information associated with editorial and peer-review activities may be treated as confidential in accordance with NJPPP's editorial and peer-review policies.
3. How We Use Personal Information
NJPPP may process personal information for legitimate purposes related to the operation and administration of the journal, including:
creating and administering user accounts;
receiving and processing manuscript submissions;
communicating with authors concerning submissions, revisions, decisions, and publication;
inviting and managing peer reviewers;
supporting editorial board and editorial activities;
conducting similarity and research-integrity checks;
preparing manuscripts for publication;
assigning article identifiers and maintaining publication metadata;
communicating corrections, retractions, expressions of concern, or other post-publication notices;
processing invoices and publication-related payments;
maintaining website functionality, security, and performance;
responding to inquiries and requests;
complying with applicable legal and regulatory obligations;
preventing fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, and other security threats; and
protecting the legitimate rights and interests of NJPPP, its publisher, authors, reviewers, editors, and other users.
Where applicable, NJPPP may also send journal-related announcements or other communications that are reasonably connected with a user's relationship with the journal. Marketing or promotional communications, where used, will be handled in accordance with applicable requirements.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Where data protection legislation requires a legal basis for processing personal information, NJPPP will process information on an appropriate basis, which may include:
performance of a service or agreement;
compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation;
legitimate interests, where applicable and where those interests are not overridden by the individual's rights and interests;
consent, where consent is required or is the appropriate basis; or
another lawful basis recognized by applicable data-protection legislation.
The applicable legal basis may depend on the nature and circumstances of the processing and the jurisdiction involved.
5. Disclosure and Sharing of Personal Information
NJPPP does not sell personal information to third parties.
Personal information may be disclosed, where reasonably necessary and appropriate, to:
the journal's publisher and authorized editorial personnel;
editors, editorial board members, and peer reviewers involved in the publication process;
service providers supporting manuscript submission, peer review, production, website hosting, DOI registration, indexing, similarity screening, payment processing, email communication, or other publishing operations;
organizations involved in maintaining the scholarly publishing record;
institutions or authorities where necessary to investigate suspected research or publication misconduct;
competent governmental, regulatory, judicial, or law-enforcement authorities where disclosure is required or permitted by law; or
other parties where disclosure is necessary to protect legal rights, security, or the integrity of the publishing process.
Third-party service providers are expected to process personal information only for appropriate purposes and, where applicable, under contractual or other confidentiality and data-protection obligations.
6. Peer-Review Confidentiality
NJPPP operates a double-blind peer-review process.
The journal takes reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of information associated with peer review. Reviewer identities are not normally disclosed to authors, and authors are not normally identified to reviewers during the review process.
However, complete anonymity cannot always be guaranteed because of the nature of scholarly publishing, publicly available information, or circumstances beyond the journal's reasonable control.
Personal information collected in connection with peer review will be used only for legitimate editorial, administrative, research-integrity, or legal purposes.
7. Publication of Personal Information
Certain information associated with published scholarly work is intentionally made publicly available as part of the permanent academic record. This may include:
authors' names;
institutional affiliations;
author contributions;
funding information;
conflict-of-interest declarations;
acknowledgments;
article metadata; and
other information that authors or the journal are required or permitted to publish for transparency and scholarly communication.
Authors should not include unnecessary personal or confidential information in manuscripts or supplementary materials.
8. Research Participant Privacy
Authors are responsible for protecting the privacy of human research participants and complying with applicable ethical and legal requirements.
Personally identifiable information relating to research participants should not be submitted or published unless its disclosure is scientifically justified and appropriately authorized or consented to where required.
NJPPP's Protection of Research Participants and Animal Welfare Policy provides additional requirements concerning human participants, informed consent, confidentiality, and publication of potentially identifiable information.
9. Data Security
NJPPP takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, misuse, or destruction.
Access to personal information is restricted to individuals and service providers who require such access for legitimate journal or publishing purposes.
However, no method of electronic transmission, storage, or processing can be guaranteed to be completely secure. NJPPP therefore cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through the internet.
Where a data-security incident occurs that is subject to a notification requirement under applicable law, NJPPP will take appropriate steps in accordance with those legal requirements.
10. International and Cross-Border Data Transfers
NJPPP and its publishing service providers may operate in, or use infrastructure located in, different countries. Consequently, personal information may be transferred to or processed in jurisdictions outside the country in which it was originally collected.
Where applicable law requires safeguards for international data transfers, NJPPP will take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are used.
By submitting information to NJPPP, individuals acknowledge that their information may be processed through the international systems and service providers necessary to operate a scholarly publishing journal, subject to applicable data-protection requirements.
11. Data Retention
NJPPP retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:
managing manuscripts and peer review;
maintaining publication and editorial records;
preserving the integrity of the scholarly record;
complying with legal, regulatory, accounting, or contractual obligations;
resolving disputes and handling complaints; and
protecting the legitimate interests and security of the journal and its users.
Some information associated with published articles and the scholarly record may need to be retained indefinitely because of the permanent nature of scholarly publishing.
When personal information is no longer required, NJPPP will take reasonable steps to securely delete, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it, subject to applicable legal and archival requirements.
12. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law and any relevant exceptions, individuals may have rights concerning their personal information, including the right to:
request access to personal information held about them;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
request deletion of personal information in appropriate circumstances;
request restriction of certain processing;
object to certain processing;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
request information about how their personal information is processed.
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal, editorial, contractual, archival, or other legitimate limitations. In particular, deletion may not be possible where information must be retained to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record or comply with legal obligations.
Requests should be submitted to the journal or publisher using the official privacy contact details published on the NJPPP website.
13. Cookies and Similar Technologies
NJPPP may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, security, authentication, analytics, and user preferences.
Cookies may be used to:
maintain website functionality;
support user authentication and account sessions;
remember selected preferences;
understand website usage and performance; and
improve the usability and security of the website.
Where required by applicable law, NJPPP will obtain appropriate consent for non-essential cookies or similar tracking technologies.
Users may be able to manage or disable cookies through their browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
Further information should be provided in the NJPPP Cookie Policy, where applicable.
14. Third-Party Websites and Services
The NJPPP website may contain links to external websites, databases, indexing services, repositories, or other third-party resources.
NJPPP is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of external websites. Users should review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing them with personal information.
Where NJPPP uses third-party publishing or technology services to support journal operations, those services may process personal information in accordance with their own applicable privacy policies and contractual obligations.
15. Children's Privacy
NJPPP's publishing and submission services are primarily intended for researchers, authors, reviewers, editors, and other adults engaged in scholarly communication.
NJPPP does not knowingly seek to collect unnecessary personal information directly from children. Where research manuscripts involve children as research participants, the requirements of the journal's Protection of Research Participants and Animal Welfare Policy apply.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
NJPPP may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in its publishing practices, technology, services, or applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The updated policy will be made available on the NJPPP website with the date of the latest revision indicated where appropriate.
Continued use of the journal's services after an update does not by itself establish consent where applicable law requires a separate form of consent. Processing will instead be conducted on the applicable lawful basis described in this policy.
17. Contact
Questions, concerns, or requests concerning this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal information should be directed to:
National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology (NJPPP)
Eldaghayes Publisher
Email: info@eldaghayes.com
18. Commitment to Privacy and Confidentiality
NJPPP is committed to handling personal information responsibly, transparently, and securely while supporting the legitimate requirements of scholarly publishing.
The journal will seek to balance privacy and confidentiality with the need to maintain a transparent, reliable, and permanent scholarly record.
This Privacy Policy should be read together with NJPPP's Editorial Policies, Review Policy, Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement, Conflict of Interest Policy, Plagiarism Policy, and Protection of Research Participants and Animal Welfare Policy.
