Privacy Statement
Privacy Statement
CREATE: Contemporary Research in Education and Teaching respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, registered users, and other individuals who interact with the journal and its website. The journal is committed to collecting, processing, using, storing, and protecting personal information responsibly and only for legitimate scholarly, editorial, administrative, and publishing purposes.
This Privacy Statement applies to personal information collected through the journal's website, Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, user registration, manuscript submission, peer-review activities, editorial correspondence, publication processes, and other legitimate interactions with CREATE. By registering with or using the journal's services, users acknowledge this Privacy Statement and the journal's applicable policies.
1. Information We Collect
The journal may collect personal information that users voluntarily provide when creating an account, submitting a manuscript, reviewing an article, communicating with the editorial office, or using other journal services. Depending on the nature of the interaction, information may include:
- Full name and preferred form of address.
- Institutional affiliation, department, academic position, and country.
- Email address and other contact information voluntarily provided.
- Username, account information, and professional profile information.
- ORCID, Scopus, SINTA, or other researcher identifiers when provided.
- Manuscript information, submission metadata, correspondence, reviewer reports, and editorial communications.
- Information necessary to administer publication, peer review, and editorial processes.
- Technical information generated through use of the journal website, where applicable, such as browser or system information and access logs.
Users should avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive personal information through the journal's website or correspondence channels unless such information is directly relevant and legally or ethically necessary for the scholarly or editorial process.
2. Use of Personal Information
Personal information is used only for legitimate purposes related to the operation, administration, and scholarly activities of CREATE. Such purposes may include creating and maintaining user accounts, processing manuscript submissions, communicating with authors and reviewers, coordinating peer review, managing editorial decisions, publishing articles, maintaining bibliographic and publication records, and responding to legitimate inquiries.
Information may also be used to maintain the security and functionality of the journal's OJS platform, prevent misuse of journal services, investigate suspected breaches of publication ethics, and maintain accurate scholarly records.
The journal does not use personal information for unrelated commercial purposes and does not intentionally collect more personal information than is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this statement.
3. Author and Submission Information
Information provided by authors during manuscript submission is used to administer the editorial and publication process. This may include author names, affiliations, email addresses, researcher identifiers, manuscript files, submission metadata, declarations, correspondence, and information required to assess ethical and publication requirements.
Author information associated with a published article may become part of the permanent scholarly record. Information that is intended for public display, such as author names, affiliations, article metadata, and corresponding-author information, may be made publicly available as part of the published article and journal website.
4. Reviewer and Peer-Review Confidentiality
CREATE respects the confidentiality of the peer-review process. Personal information concerning reviewers is not publicly disclosed in connection with individual manuscripts unless disclosure is required by the journal's applicable review model, an explicit editorial policy, or applicable law.
Reviewer identities, review reports, editorial correspondence, and other confidential materials are handled only by individuals who require access for legitimate editorial purposes. Reviewers are expected to maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and information obtained during the review process.
The journal takes reasonable measures to prevent unauthorized disclosure of confidential peer-review information.
5. Publicly Available Information
Certain information becomes publicly available when an article is published. This may include the article title, author names, institutional affiliations, abstract, keywords, publication date, article metadata, citation information, and other information ordinarily included in the scholarly record.
Published articles and associated bibliographic information may be indexed, archived, preserved, and disseminated through scholarly databases, repositories, indexing services, and other legitimate academic platforms in accordance with the journal's publication and archiving policies.
6. Data Sharing and Disclosure
The journal does not sell, rent, or otherwise trade users' personal information for commercial purposes. Personal information is not disclosed to unrelated third parties except where disclosure is necessary for legitimate journal operations, scholarly communication, legal compliance, protection of rights, or the prevention and investigation of misconduct.
Information may be shared with editors, reviewers, editorial staff, technical administrators, publishing service providers, indexing or preservation services, or other authorized parties where such access is reasonably necessary to operate the journal and fulfill its scholarly functions.
Personal information may also be disclosed when required by applicable law, regulation, court order, or other lawful authority, or when necessary to protect the rights, safety, and integrity of the journal, its users, or the scholarly record.
7. Data Retention
The journal retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including the administration of user accounts, manuscript processing, peer review, publication, archiving, research integrity investigations, and maintenance of the scholarly record.
Certain information associated with published articles and editorial records may need to be retained for long-term scholarly, legal, ethical, and archival purposes. Retention periods may therefore differ according to the type and purpose of the information.
8. Data Security
CREATE takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, loss, or destruction. Access to personal information is limited to authorized individuals who require the information to perform legitimate editorial, administrative, technical, or scholarly functions.
While the journal seeks to protect user information, no internet-based system can guarantee absolute security. Users should therefore exercise appropriate care when submitting information through online systems and should protect their account credentials from unauthorized use.
9. User Accounts and Account Security
Users who register with the OJS platform are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their usernames, passwords, and other account credentials. Users should provide accurate information and promptly update information that is necessary for effective editorial or administrative communication.
Users should notify the journal's technical or editorial office if they reasonably suspect unauthorized access to their account or misuse of their personal information.
10. Cookies and Technical Information
The journal's OJS platform may use cookies and similar technical mechanisms that are necessary for account authentication, session management, website functionality, security, and user experience. Technical information may also be recorded automatically by the hosting or website infrastructure for security, diagnostic, and operational purposes.
Where third-party services are integrated into the journal website, those services may process technical information in accordance with their own applicable policies. Users should consult the relevant third-party privacy information where necessary.
11. Communications
The email addresses and contact information provided by registered users, authors, reviewers, and editors may be used to communicate about manuscript submissions, peer review, editorial decisions, publication matters, account administration, and other legitimate journal activities.
The journal may also send important administrative or policy-related notices when necessary to maintain the integrity and operation of the journal. Such communications are distinct from unrelated commercial marketing communications.
12. User Rights
Subject to applicable law and legitimate scholarly, legal, and archival requirements, users may have rights concerning their personal information, including the right to request access to, correction of, or clarification regarding personal information held by the journal.
Requests concerning personal information should be submitted to the journal using the official contact information provided on the journal website. The journal may request reasonable information to verify the identity of the requester before processing a privacy-related request.
Requests for deletion or restriction of information may be subject to legitimate exceptions where information must be retained to preserve the scholarly record, comply with legal obligations, investigate research misconduct, administer publication processes, or protect the rights of the journal and other individuals.
13. Children and Vulnerable Individuals
The journal does not intentionally collect personal information from children through its registration or submission services. When research submitted to the journal involves children or other vulnerable individuals as research participants, authors are responsible for ensuring that the research complies with applicable ethical standards, informed-consent requirements, privacy protections, and institutional or regulatory requirements.
14. Third-Party Services and External Links
The journal website may contain links to external websites, repositories, indexing services, scholarly platforms, or other third-party resources. These external services are not necessarily operated or controlled by CREATE.
Users should review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information. The journal is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of independent third-party websites.
15. Research Ethics and Privacy
Authors are responsible for protecting the privacy and confidentiality of research participants. Manuscripts must not disclose personally identifiable information unless appropriate consent has been obtained and disclosure is ethically and legally justified.
Where applicable, authors should explain ethical approval, informed consent, confidentiality procedures, anonymization or de-identification of data, and other relevant safeguards in accordance with recognized research ethics standards.
16. Changes to This Privacy Statement
CREATE: Contemporary Research in Education and Teaching may update this Privacy Statement when necessary to reflect changes in the journal's operations, OJS platform, applicable legal requirements, scholarly publishing practices, or data-protection standards.
Any revised version will be made available through the journal's official website. Users are encouraged to review the Privacy Statement periodically to remain informed about how their information is handled.
17. Contact Information
Questions, concerns, or requests concerning this Privacy Statement or the handling of personal information should be directed to the editorial office of CREATE: Contemporary Research in Education and Teaching.
CREATE: Contemporary Research in Education and Teaching
Faculty of Education and Training
Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sorong
Jl. Sorong-Klamono, KM. 17
Kota Sorong, Papua Barat Daya, Indonesia
Phone: +62 813-4882-440
Email: createdutec@gmail.com
Privacy Commitment
CREATE: Contemporary Research in Education and Teaching is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and integrity of information entrusted to the journal. Personal information is handled responsibly and used only for legitimate scholarly, editorial, administrative, legal, and publishing purposes. The journal seeks to maintain an environment in which authors, reviewers, editors, and readers can participate in scholarly communication with confidence that their information is handled appropriately.
