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The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party and will not be used for any other purpose or be accessible to any other party.

Privacy Policy

Data collected from registered and non-registered users of this journal is within the standard operating scope of peer-reviewed journals. It contains information that enables communication during the editorial process; it is used to inform readers about the author of the content; it allows the collection of aggregate data on reader behaviour and to track geopolitical and social elements of scholarly communication.
The journal's editorial team uses this data to guide its work in publishing and developing the journal. The data that supports the development of the publication platform can be shared in an anonymised and aggregated form with the developer's Public Knowledge Project (https://pkp.sfu.ca/) with appropriate exceptions, such as article metrics. The data will not be sold or used by this journal or PKP for purposes other than those stated here. Authors published in this journal are responsible for the human subject data reported in the research published here.

Those involved in editing the journal strive to comply with data protection industry standards, including the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR - https://gdpr.eu/) 'data protection requirements' (https://gdpr.eu/data-privacy/), which include (a) breach notification; (b) right of access; (c) right to be forgotten; (d) data portability; and (e) privacy by design. The GDPR also allows for the recognition of a "public interest in data availability", which is particularly important for those concerned with ensuring the highest possible integrity of the public treatment of scientific publications.