Privacy Statement

IJTRM (International Journal of Technology Research and Management) is committed to protecting the privacy of every author, reviewer, editor, and visitor who interacts with our website and publishing services. This Privacy Statement explains what information we collect, how we use it, how it may be shared, and the measures we take to protect personal information.

By submitting a manuscript, registering on our website, participating in the peer-review process, contacting the editorial office, or otherwise using our services, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Statement.

Information We Collect

When you submit a manuscript, register as an author or reviewer, communicate with the editorial office, or use journal-related services, we may collect information necessary to support the editorial, peer-review, publication, and administrative processes.

• Your full name, professional title, designation, and institutional affiliation.
• Email address and contact number.
• Author, reviewer, or editor profile information.
• Manuscript details, including title, abstract, keywords, subject area, and author information.
• Editorial correspondence and reviewer communications.
• Any additional information voluntarily provided by you during communication with the journal.

IJTRM does not intentionally collect sensitive personal information beyond what is reasonably necessary for manuscript submission, peer review, publication, editorial administration, and related scholarly communication.

How We Use Your Information

The personal and professional information collected by IJTRM may be used for the following purposes:

• Processing and managing manuscript submissions.
• Conducting editorial screening and peer review.
• Communicating with authors regarding manuscript status, revisions, decisions, and publication schedules.
• Communicating with reviewers regarding review invitations and assignments.
• Maintaining accurate editorial, reviewer, and publication records.
• Preparing article metadata and publication information.
• Supporting indexing, abstracting, archiving, and discoverability of published research where applicable.
• Improving the journal website, editorial workflow, and publishing services.
• Sending relevant journal announcements, call-for-papers notices, or publication updates where appropriate.
• Meeting applicable legal, ethical, administrative, and scholarly publishing requirements.

IJTRM does not use author, reviewer, editor, or reader information for purposes unrelated to legitimate journal publishing and editorial activities.

Sharing of Information

IJTRM does not sell, rent, lease, trade, or commercially exploit personal information provided by authors, reviewers, editors, or website users.

Information may be shared only where reasonably necessary for legitimate scholarly publishing purposes, including:

• With editors and editorial board members involved in manuscript evaluation.
• With qualified peer reviewers, subject to the journal's peer-review and confidentiality policies.
• With publishing, technical, archiving, metadata, or production service providers where required.
• With indexing and abstracting databases where applicable to improve the discoverability of published work.
• With DOI registration, metadata registration, preservation, or repository services where applicable.
• When disclosure is required by applicable law, regulation, court order, or valid legal request.

Cookies and Website Usage Data

The IJTRM website may use cookies and similar technologies to support essential website functions, maintain user sessions, improve navigation, understand website usage, and collect anonymous or aggregated traffic statistics.

Cookies are not intended to collect unnecessary personally identifiable information. Users may manage or disable cookies through their browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some website functions.

Data Security

IJTRM applies reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, misuse, disclosure, loss, or destruction.

Access to personal and editorial information is restricted to authorized individuals who require such access for legitimate journal responsibilities. While no internet-based system can guarantee absolute security, IJTRM periodically reviews its privacy and security practices to reduce foreseeable risks.

Author and Reviewer Confidentiality

Manuscripts, supplementary materials, reviewer reports, editorial correspondence, and unpublished research information are treated as confidential throughout the editorial and peer-review process.

Reviewer identities are protected in accordance with the peer-review model adopted by IJTRM. Reviewer comments and identities will not be disclosed beyond what is permitted under the journal's peer-review policy.

Editors and reviewers must not use unpublished information obtained through manuscript evaluation for personal, professional, commercial, or competitive advantage.

Data Retention

IJTRM may retain author, reviewer, editorial, manuscript, and publication records for as long as reasonably necessary to support scholarly record keeping, editorial administration, publication integrity, dispute resolution, ethical investigations, legal compliance, and long-term preservation of the academic record.

Certain publication-related information may remain permanently available where it forms part of the published scholarly record.

Your Rights

Subject to applicable laws, journal policies, and scholarly record-keeping obligations, individuals may contact IJTRM to:

• Request access to personal information held by the journal.
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Request updating of account or profile information.
• Request deletion of personal data where legally and operationally permissible.
• Request information regarding how their personal data is processed.
• Withdraw optional consent for certain communications where applicable.

Requests for deletion may be limited where retention is necessary to preserve editorial decisions, publication records, peer-review history, legal obligations, or the integrity of the scholarly record.

Third-Party Links and Services

The IJTRM website may contain links to external websites, databases, indexing services, repositories, or third-party platforms. IJTRM is not responsible for the privacy practices, security policies, or content of independent third-party websites.

Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of any external service before providing personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Statement

IJTRM may revise or update this Privacy Statement periodically to reflect changes in legal requirements, publishing practices, technology, editorial procedures, or operational needs.

Any updated version will be made available on the journal's official website. Significant changes may also be communicated through appropriate journal announcements or email notifications where relevant.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Statement or the handling of your personal information, please contact the IJTRM Editorial Office.

Email: editor@ijtrm.com