Privacy Policy

Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of all individuals who interact with the journal, including authors, reviewers, editors, and website visitors. This Privacy Statement describes how the journal collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information in accordance with recognized ethical standards, data protection principles, and applicable laws and regulations.

1. Collecting Personal Information

The journal collects personal information through its website, online submission system, and editorial activities. The information may include:

• Names, institutional affiliations, and contact details, such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
• Academic qualifications, Scopus IDs, ORCID iDs, SINTA IDs, and biographical information, where provided;
• Records of peer review activities, authorship information, and publication history.

Personal information is collected only for legitimate editorial and publishing purposes. These purposes include manuscript submission, peer review, editorial assessment, publication, and communication with journal stakeholders.

2. Using Personal Information

The journal uses collected personal information for the following purposes:

• To manage manuscript submission, peer review, editing, and publication processes;
• To communicate with authors, reviewers, editors, and readers about manuscript submissions, review processes, editorial decisions, and journal announcements;
• To maintain publication records, author and reviewer databases, and editorial board information;
• To meet legal requirements, publication ethics standards, and research integrity obligations.

The journal does not use personal information for commercial activities, marketing, or purposes unrelated to its editorial and publishing operations.

3. Confidentiality and Data Security

The journal takes appropriate administrative and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.

• Access to personal information is restricted to authorized editorial and publishing personnel.
• All individuals involved in handling personal information are expected to maintain its confidentiality.
• Data protection measures are reviewed and updated regularly to maintain appropriate security standards.

4. Data Retention and Archiving

The journal retains personal information only for as long as necessary to support its editorial and publishing activities or to meet applicable legal requirements. Author information and publication metadata are preserved as part of the permanent scholarly record. Reviewer and editorial records may also be retained for accountability, reporting, and archival purposes.

5. Third-Party Services

The journal may use third-party services and platforms to support its editorial and publishing activities, including manuscript management systems and plagiarism detection tools.

• Third-party services are selected with consideration for their data protection and security practices.
• Any personal information shared with these services is limited to what is necessary for the relevant editorial purposes.
• The journal does not sell, rent, or disclose personal information to third parties for commercial or marketing purposes.

The journal website may use cookies and standard tracking technologies to improve website functionality and user experience. These technologies may also collect anonymized usage information, such as page visits, browsing duration, and device types.

Users can manage or disable cookies through their browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functions but does not restrict access to the journal's published content.

7. External Links

The journal website may contain links to external websites for reference or informational purposes. The journal is not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of these external websites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing any personal information.

8. Compliance and Updates

The journal reserves the right to revise this Privacy Statement when necessary to reflect changes in applicable laws, technological developments, or editorial policies. Any revisions will be published on the journal website. Continued use of the website indicates that users acknowledge the current version of this Privacy Statement.
Contact Access

Authors and other Users can request access to or correction of their personal information by contacting this email austronesian.jlsl@gmail.com