Privacy Statement

Names, email addresses, affiliations, author identifiers such as ORCID iDs when available, and other personal information entered by users into the Pokada Journal of Community Service (POJHES) website will be used only for journal management, editorial processing, manuscript review, article publication, academic communication, indexing, and the continuous improvement of scholarly publishing quality.

User data collected through the journal system may be used for user registration, manuscript submission, correspondence among authors, editors, reviewers, and journal managers, copyediting, article publication, and journal administrative documentation. Such information will be used solely for the purposes of scholarly journal management and will not be used for commercial purposes outside the journal’s publishing activities.

POJHES respects and protects the privacy of all journal system users, including authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other parties who interact with the journal. Users’ personal information will not be sold, rented, transferred, or disclosed to third parties without the user’s consent, except when required for journal management, indexing, scholarly archiving, compliance with publication ethics, or as required by applicable laws and regulations.

Author information included in published articles, such as names, affiliations, corresponding authors’ email addresses, ORCID iDs, and article metadata, may be made publicly available as part of the scholarly record. This information is necessary for academic attribution, citation, indexing, authorship transparency, and scholarly communication.

Reviewers are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of manuscripts assigned to them for review. Manuscripts submitted to POJHES must not be used, copied, distributed, or discussed with any party outside the review process without permission from the journal management. Reviewer identities in the double-blind peer review process will be kept confidential in accordance with the journal’s editorial policy.

The journal management strives to protect user data through the use of a journal management system appropriate for scholarly publishing activities. However, users are also responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their own accounts, usernames, and passwords and should contact the journal management immediately if they suspect any unauthorized use of their accounts.

Data stored in the journal system may be retained as long as necessary for editorial administration, publication documentation, scholarly archiving, indexing, publication ethics audits, and the preservation of the scholarly record. Users may contact the journal management regarding questions about the use of their personal data, account information updates, or other requests related to user privacy.

By registering, submitting a manuscript, serving as a reviewer, or using services on the POJHES website, users are considered to have understood and agreed to the use of their personal information as described in this Privacy Statement.