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Privacy Statement

Your privacy and data security are our top priorities

Data Minimization

We collect only the data necessary for journal operations and research publication

Secure Storage

All personal data is encrypted and stored using industry-standard security measures

User Control

You have full control over your data with options to access, modify, or delete

GDPR Compliant

Full compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other international privacy regulations

Introduction

The Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products (JAPSNP), published by WiseLeaf Scientific Ventures, is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information throughout the submission-to-publication ecosystem. This Privacy Statement explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your data in compliance with international data protection regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and Swiss Data Protection Act (FADP).

This statement applies to all participants in our publishing ecosystem: authors, reviewers, editors, readers, institutional administrators, and editorial board members. By engaging with our services, you acknowledge the data practices described herein.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

  • Name, email address, postal address, and phone number
  • Institutional affiliation and department
  • Professional credentials and academic positions
  • ORCID ID, ResearcherID, and other persistent identifiers
  • Biographical information and research interests

Editorial & Publishing Data

  • Submitted manuscripts, revisions, and supplementary materials
  • Peer review reports, reviewer comments, and editorial decisions
  • Editorial correspondence and author-editor communications
  • Publication metadata, keywords, and indexing information
  • Ethics statements, conflict of interest declarations
  • Copyright transfer agreements and licensing permissions

Usage Analytics

  • Website usage statistics
  • Article download metrics
  • Search queries and preferences
  • Device and browser information

Technical & Security Data

  • IP addresses, geolocation data, and access timestamps
  • Cookies, session tokens, and authentication credentials
  • Browser type, device information, and operating system
  • Security logs, error reports, and system diagnostics
  • Login history and account activity records
  • Network security and fraud prevention data

How We Use Your Information

Submission-to-Publication Ecosystem

Managing manuscript submissions, automated plagiarism detection, peer review coordination, editorial decision-making, content preparation, proofing, and publication workflows including DOI assignment and indexing services integration

Reviewer Identification & Management

Finding and evaluating qualified peer reviewers, sending reviewer invitations, managing review assignments, and maintaining reviewer databases. We may process publicly available information to identify potential reviewers and verify expertise

Scientific Communication

Editorial correspondence, publication notifications, journal alerts, promotional communications to academic community, and sharing pre-publication information with journalists for media coverage

Research Integrity & Ethics

Conducting ethics investigations, ensuring research integrity compliance, detecting and preventing publication misconduct, and maintaining confidentiality of ethics concerns while collaborating with institutional review boards

Analytics & Performance

Website analytics, bibliometric analysis, citation tracking, usage statistics, service improvement research, and sharing aggregated metrics with indexing services like Web of Science and Scopus

Security & Legal Compliance

Platform security, fraud prevention, regulatory compliance with data protection laws, maintaining audit trails, and fulfilling legal obligations including law enforcement cooperation when legally required

Data Sharing and Third Parties

Your Data Rights

Access

Request a copy of all personal data we hold about you

Rectification

Correct or update inaccurate or incomplete information

Erasure

Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal requirements)

Restriction

Limit how we process your data in certain circumstances

Portability

Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format

Objection

Object to processing based on legitimate interests

Security Measures

SSL/TLS Encryption

All data transmission is protected with industry-standard encryption

Secure Infrastructure

Data stored on secure servers with regular security updates and monitoring

Access Controls

Strict access controls ensuring only authorized personnel can access data

Regular Backups

Automated backups and disaster recovery procedures to protect against data loss