Privacy Statement

Last Updated: 07/05/2026

The Journal of Sustainable Innovation and Impact (JSII), ISSN 3051-8083, values the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers. JSII is committed to handling personal data in line with the principles of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and recognized practices for academic publishing.

1. Information Collected

  • Personal data provided during registration, such as name, email address, affiliation, country, and ORCID iD.
  • Metadata associated with submissions, peer review, editorial workflows, and published articles.
  • Technical information, such as cookies and IP addresses, used to support site functionality and security.

2. Use of Information

  • To manage submissions, peer review, editorial decisions, and publication workflows.
  • To communicate with authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.
  • To send journal announcements and notifications where users have opted in.
  • To support indexing, archiving, preservation, DOI registration, and scholarly record management.

3. Data Sharing

  • Personal data is not sold or used for commercial marketing purposes.
  • Necessary data may be processed through the journal’s publishing platform, hosting provider, preservation services, and DOI registration services.
  • Published article metadata may be shared with services such as Crossref, indexing databases, and archiving systems to support discoverability, citation linking, and preservation.

4. Data Retention

  • User accounts and submission records are retained as needed for editorial, archival, and scholarly integrity purposes.
  • Published articles, associated metadata, and editorial records may be retained permanently as part of the scholarly record.
  • Users may request account deletion by contacting the Editorial Office. Certain data, including published content and records required to preserve the scholarly record, may not be removable.

5. Cookies

The JSII website uses cookies to support functionality, security, and site performance. Users may disable cookies in their browser, although some functions may be limited.

6. User Rights

  • Request access to stored personal data.
  • Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
  • Request deletion of personal data, subject to legal, editorial, and scholarly record limitations.
  • Withdraw consent for receiving optional announcements or notifications.

7. Security

JSII takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect user data from unauthorized access, alteration, loss, or misuse. The JSII website uses HTTPS encryption and secure hosting infrastructure.

Contact: For privacy-related questions, contact the Editorial Office: editorial@thesustainimpact.com.