Privacy Statement
Privacy Statement
Overview
The Review of Economics, Accounting, Business, and Management Studies (REABMS) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of the personal information entrusted to the journal by authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other users of its publishing platform. Personal data are collected and processed only to the extent necessary to facilitate manuscript submission, peer review, editorial decision-making, publication, indexing, archiving, and other legitimate scholarly publishing activities.
REABMS is committed to handling personal information responsibly, transparently, and securely while respecting applicable data protection laws and internationally recognized principles of ethical scholarly publishing.
Collection of Personal Information
REABMS may collect personal information necessary for the operation of the journal, including:
- Full name;
- Institutional affiliation;
- Professional position;
- Email address;
- ORCID iD (where provided);
- Country of residence;
- Mailing address (where necessary);
- Contact information related to journal correspondence;
- User account information associated with the journal's online submission system.
Additional information may be collected when voluntarily provided by users during manuscript submission, peer review, or editorial correspondence.
Purpose of Data Processing
Personal information is collected and processed solely for legitimate editorial and publishing purposes, including:
- Processing manuscript submissions;
- Managing the peer review process;
- Communicating editorial decisions;
- Coordinating manuscript revisions;
- Copyediting, proofreading, and production;
- Publishing accepted articles;
- Registering Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), where applicable;
- Facilitating indexing and archiving;
- Maintaining accurate publication records;
- Managing reviewer invitations and editorial assignments;
- Providing journal-related communications;
- Maintaining the security and functionality of the journal's publishing platform.
Personal information is not processed for purposes unrelated to scholarly publishing without the individual's consent or another lawful basis.
Confidentiality
REABMS treats all personal information as confidential. Access to personal data is restricted to authorized individuals who require such access to perform their editorial or administrative responsibilities, including:
- Editor-in-Chief;
- Editors;
- Editorial Office staff;
- Authorized publishing personnel;
- Technical support personnel where necessary.
The journal maintains appropriate safeguards to prevent unauthorized disclosure of personal information.
Reviewer identities remain confidential in accordance with the journal's double-blind peer review policy unless disclosure is expressly authorized or required under exceptional circumstances consistent with the journal's ethical policies.
Disclosure of Personal Information
REABMS does not sell, rent, or disclose personal information to third parties except where disclosure is necessary to support legitimate publishing activities or is required by law.
Limited disclosure may occur for purposes including:
- DOI registration;
- Indexing and abstracting services;
- Digital preservation and archiving;
- Publication platform administration;
- Investigation of suspected publication misconduct;
- Compliance with legal obligations;
- Protection of the integrity of the scholarly record.
Where disclosure is necessary, only the minimum information required for the intended purpose will be shared.
Use of Personal Information
Personal information collected by REABMS will not be:
- Sold to third parties;
- Shared with advertisers;
- Licensed;
- Rented;
- Used for commercial marketing;
- Distributed to unrelated organizations;
- Used for purposes unrelated to scholarly publishing without consent.
The journal uses personal information solely to facilitate ethical scholarly publishing and editorial communication.
Data Security
REABMS employs reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical safeguards to protect personal information against:
- Unauthorized access;
- Unauthorized disclosure;
- Loss;
- Misuse;
- Alteration;
- Destruction.
Security measures may include secure access controls, password-protected editorial systems, and routine administrative safeguards designed to protect confidential information.
While reasonable efforts are made to maintain secure information systems, no electronic storage or transmission system can be guaranteed to provide absolute security.
Data Retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill legitimate editorial, publication, legal, indexing, preservation, and archival purposes.
Certain information forms part of the permanent scholarly record, including:
- Published author names;
- Institutional affiliations;
- ORCID iDs where provided;
- Author contribution statements;
- Funding disclosures;
- Conflict of interest declarations.
Such information remains publicly available as part of the published scholarly record.
Cookies and Website Analytics
The journal website may use essential cookies and standard website analytics technologies to:
- Maintain website functionality;
- Improve user experience;
- Monitor website performance;
- Enhance system security;
- Generate anonymous usage statistics.
Where analytics tools are used, they are intended to support journal operations rather than commercial advertising.
Users may manage cookie preferences through their web browser settings where applicable.
User Rights
Subject to applicable laws and legitimate publishing obligations, individuals may request to:
- Access their personal information;
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
- Update contact information;
- Request clarification regarding the processing of personal data;
- Request deletion of personal information where such deletion is compatible with legal obligations and preservation of the scholarly record.
Requests should be submitted to the Editorial Office using the journal's official contact information.
The journal will respond within a reasonable timeframe consistent with applicable legal and operational requirements.
Protection of Reviewer Confidentiality
RSCSL employs a double-blind peer review system. Accordingly:
- Reviewer identities are kept confidential from authors;
- Author identities are concealed from reviewers whenever practicable;
- Reviewer reports are treated as confidential editorial documents;
- Reviewer information is disclosed only where required by law or with the reviewer's explicit consent.
Editors are responsible for safeguarding reviewer confidentiality throughout the editorial process.
Protection of Manuscript Confidentiality
All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents.
Editors, reviewers, and Editorial Office staff must not:
- Disclose unpublished manuscripts;
- Share confidential research data;
- Use unpublished information for personal research or commercial advantage;
- Distribute manuscript content outside the editorial process without authorization.
Confidentiality obligations continue after completion of peer review.
International Data Processing
Where journal services involve trusted third-party providers for manuscript management, DOI registration, indexing, digital preservation, or online hosting, limited personal information may be processed by those providers solely for legitimate publishing purposes.
RSCSL seeks to work with service providers that maintain appropriate standards of data security and confidentiality.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
REABMS may periodically update this Privacy Statement to reflect changes in legal requirements, publishing standards, technological developments, or journal operations.
The most current version of the Privacy Statement will always be available on the journal's website, and significant revisions will become effective upon publication unless otherwise stated.
Commitment to Privacy
The Review of Economics, Accounting, Business, and Management Studies (REABMS) is committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security, and responsible use of personal information throughout the editorial and publication process. By implementing appropriate privacy safeguards, limiting the processing of personal data to legitimate journal operations, and respecting the rights of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers, REABMS promotes trust, transparency, ethical publishing, and responsible stewardship of information. These principles support the journal's commitment to maintaining a secure publishing environment for authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and the broader international research community.
Alignment with International Standards
This Privacy Statement has been developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles of publication ethics, editorial confidentiality, data protection, and responsible scholarly publishing and is aligned with:
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Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) – Core Practices, particularly guidance on confidentiality, data protection, editorial integrity, and responsible handling of personal information:
https://publicationethics.org/ - ■
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) – Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work, including recommendations on confidentiality, editorial responsibility, and protection of participant and author information:
https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/ - ■
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) – Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, including requirements for transparent privacy policies, editorial governance, and responsible management of personal information:
https://doaj.org/apply/guide/
REABMS periodically reviews and updates this Privacy Statement to ensure continued alignment with evolving international standards for publication ethics, data protection, editorial confidentiality, research integrity, and responsible open-access scholarly publishing.
