Privacy Statement

Qubahan Engineering Journal (QENGJ) respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and registered users of the journal platform.

Information Collected

The journal may collect information necessary for scholarly publishing and journal administration, including:

  • Names;

  • Email addresses;

  • Institutional affiliations;

  • Academic positions;

  • ORCID identifiers;

  • Contact information;

  • Author metadata;

  • Reviewer information;

  • Manuscript files;

  • Editorial correspondence;

  • Submission histories;

  • Publication records;

  • Technical information associated with use of the journal platform; and

  • Other information voluntarily provided to the journal.

Purpose of Data Processing

Personal information may be used for:

  • Manuscript submission;

  • Editorial assessment;

  • Peer review;

  • Communication with authors, reviewers, and editors;

  • Publication and production;

  • DOI and metadata registration;

  • Indexing and discovery;

  • Digital preservation;

  • Research-integrity investigations;

  • Financial administration;

  • Technical support;

  • Website security; and

  • Compliance with applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

Peer-Review Confidentiality

QENGJ uses a double-anonymous peer-review process.

Reviewer identities associated with individual manuscripts are treated as confidential except where disclosure is required by law or is necessary for a legitimate research-integrity investigation.

Submitted manuscripts and unpublished research information are also treated as confidential.

Publicly Available Information

Certain information may form part of the public scholarly record, including:

  • Author names;

  • Institutional affiliations;

  • Corresponding author information;

  • ORCID identifiers;

  • Article metadata;

  • Editorial Board information; and

  • Published declarations.

Data Sharing

Personal information may be shared with legitimate scholarly or technical service providers where necessary for journal operations.

These may include services supporting:

  • Manuscript management;

  • DOI registration;

  • Metadata dissemination;

  • Similarity checking;

  • Indexing;

  • Digital preservation;

  • Website hosting; and

  • Publication production.

Personal information will not be sold for unrelated commercial marketing purposes.

Data Security

QENGJ seeks to apply reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information against:

  • Unauthorized access;

  • Loss;

  • Misuse;

  • Alteration;

  • Disclosure; and

  • Destruction.

Data Retention

Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate scholarly, legal, ethical, or administrative purposes, including:

  • Peer-review records;

  • Editorial histories;

  • Publication records;

  • Research-integrity investigations;

  • Financial records; and

  • Legal obligations.

Privacy Requests

Requests concerning personal information should be directed through the journal's official Contact page.

Requests will be considered subject to applicable legal requirements and the journal's responsibility to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

Policy Updates

QENGJ may update this Privacy Statement when necessary to reflect changes in publishing practices, legal requirements, technical systems, or journal operations.