Privacy Policy

Notice: the final legal wording of this policy has not yet been confirmed by the journal and publisher. The summary below describes how this platform handles data technically.

Data we process

• Account data (name, e-mail address, roles) held in Firebase Authentication and Cloud Firestore.
• Submission data, uploaded manuscripts, review reports and editorial correspondence needed to run peer review.
• Security and audit logs of sensitive operations (sign-ins, file access, editorial decisions).
• Messages sent through the contact form.

Confidentiality

Unpublished manuscripts and review reports are stored in private storage and are only accessible to the authorized author, assigned editors, assigned reviewers and administrators.

Cookies

The site sets a single essential, httpOnly session cookie after you sign in. No advertising or tracking cookies are set by this platform.