Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

The Journal of Research in STEM Education (J-STEM) is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. The names, email addresses, and other personal information entered on this journal website 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, except as described below.

1. What information we collect

We may collect the following information when you register, submit a manuscript, or participate in the peer-review and publishing process:

  • Name, affiliation, country (if provided), ORCID iD (if provided)

  • Email address and account credentials

  • Role information (e.g., author, reviewer, reader)

  • Manuscript files and submission metadata (e.g., title, abstract, keywords), and correspondence related to editorial decisions

  • Technical data such as IP address, browser type, and access logs for security and system administration

2. How we use your information

We use personal information to operate the journal and manage the scholarly publishing process, including:

  • User registration and account management

  • Manuscript submission, peer review, editorial decision-making, copyediting, and publication

  • Communication with authors, reviewers, and readers (e.g., submission updates, review invitations, publication notifications)

  • Producing aggregated, non-identifiable statistics about journal usage (e.g., views/downloads)

3. Sharing and disclosure

Your information may be shared only as necessary to carry out the editorial and publishing workflow:

  • With editors and editorial staff for manuscript handling

  • With assigned reviewers (typically anonymized according to the journal’s review model)

  • With publishing and indexing services where required for dissemination (e.g., DOI registration, metadata harvesting)

We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties.

4. Cookies and analytics

This site may use cookies essential for user login sessions and site functionality. We may also use basic analytics to understand site usage and improve the service. Where analytics are used, we aim to collect data in an aggregated form.

5. Data retention

We retain submission and peer-review records as part of the academic record and for the integrity of the editorial process. Account information may be retained as long as the account remains active or as required for legitimate journal operations and legal obligations.

6. Your rights and choices

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, subject to legal and scholarly record-keeping requirements. You may also choose to deactivate your account by contacting the journal.