Privacy Statement

Sinnun Maxillofacial Journal (SMJ) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and personal information of all individuals who access or interact with its online journal platform, including authors, reviewers, editors, and readers. The journal recognizes the importance of responsible personal data management and strives to ensure that all information collected through its website is handled securely, transparently, and exclusively for legitimate scholarly publishing purposes.

1. Collection of Personal Information

SMJ may collect personal information provided voluntarily by users during registration, manuscript submission, peer review, or other editorial activities. Such information may include names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, contact details, and other information necessary to support the journal's editorial and publication processes.

2. Use of Personal Information

Personal information collected through the SMJ website is used exclusively for purposes directly related to the journal's academic and publishing activities, including:

  • Managing user registration and journal accounts.

  • Facilitating manuscript submission, editorial assessment, and peer review.

  • Communicating editorial decisions, revision requests, and publication updates.

  • Maintaining accurate records of authorship, editorial contributions, and published articles.

  • Supporting journal administration and communication related to scholarly publishing.

Personal information will not be used for unrelated commercial, promotional, or marketing activities without appropriate authorization.

3. Confidentiality and Data Protection

SMJ is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of personal information submitted through its journal management system. Access to personal data is limited to authorized individuals involved in editorial and administrative activities, according to their respective responsibilities.

The journal takes reasonable measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or loss.

Information relating to manuscript submissions, reviewer identities, editorial correspondence, and unpublished research materials is treated as confidential in accordance with the journal's double-blind peer review policy.

4. Disclosure of Personal Information

SMJ does not sell, rent, or disclose users' personal information to third parties for purposes unrelated to the journal's editorial and publication activities.

Personal information may be shared only when necessary for legitimate journal operations, with appropriate service providers supporting the publishing platform, or when disclosure is required by applicable laws and regulations.

Any such disclosure is subject to appropriate confidentiality and data protection considerations.

5. Users' Rights and Responsibilities

Users are encouraged to maintain accurate and up-to-date personal information in their journal accounts.

Users may contact the journal's editorial office to request corrections or updates to their personal information or to inquire about how their data is collected, used, and protected.

Requests concerning personal data will be considered in accordance with applicable legal requirements and the journal's legitimate recordkeeping obligations.

6. Commitment to Privacy

SMJ respects the privacy rights of all individuals involved in its scholarly publishing activities and is committed to responsible information management.

The names, email addresses, and other personal information entered into the journal's website will be used solely for the purposes described in this statement and will not be made available for unrelated purposes or disclosed to unauthorized parties.

Through this privacy commitment, Sinnun Maxillofacial Journal seeks to maintain a secure, trustworthy, and professional scholarly publishing environment for all users.