Privacy Statement

World Journal of Economics, Business, and Management gathers and handles personal information solely for genuine editorial, publishing, and administrative purposes.

1. Information Collected

For direct submissions: the name, the institutional affiliation, the email address, the ORCID iD, the country, the contact details, the account credentials, and the manuscript and review files.

Data automation provides information on IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, and basic usage analytics for the purposes of security and functionality.

2. Use of Information

Data is processed exclusively to:

·        Handle the submissions and carry out the double-blind peer review.

·        Process the articles, create an index of them, and publish them.

·        Ensure that user accounts are maintained and that administrative communication takes place.

·        Ensure that the system's operations are secure and continue to be so.

·        Personal data is neither sold nor leased and is not used for commercial marketing.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

Data is shared only on a need-to-know basis with:

·        The editors, members of the editorial board, and the designated external reviewers.

·        Service providers in the field of technical publishing (for example, those associated with the OJS infrastructure).

·        Services for indexing, archiving, and registering DOIs (related only to the metadata of published articles).

·        Legal authorities, without exception, whenever required by law.

4. Security & Retention

·        Technical and administrative safeguards are put in place in order to prevent data from being accessed without authorization, lost, or used improperly.

·        Operational data is kept only for so long as it is needed for administrative and legal purposes.

·        The metadata of articles that have been published stays as a permanent part of the scholarly record.

5. Cookies

Cookies are used to keep user sessions secure and to enhance the performance of the site; turning off cookies in your browser settings might affect some of the website's features.

6. Users' Rights and Contact

If users wish to obtain access to, have their personal data corrected or updated, they should send a request to the Editorial Office using the contact email address listed on the journal's website.