Privacy Statement

The Journal of Sustainability and Community Empowerment (JSCE) is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.

Names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, and other personal information provided through the journal website and submission system will be used only for legitimate purposes related to the operation and management of JSCE, including manuscript submission, editorial communication, peer review, publication, and other scholarly publishing activities.

Personal information will not be sold, publicly disclosed, or used for unrelated purposes. Where necessary, information may be processed or shared with trusted services that support legitimate journal operations, such as journal hosting, scholarly publishing, indexing, archiving, and technical services, subject to applicable privacy and data-protection requirements.

Reviewer identities and other confidential information obtained during the peer-review process will be handled in accordance with the journal's Peer Review Policy and confidentiality requirements.

JSCE takes reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or misuse. However, information may be disclosed where required by applicable law, regulation, legal process, or other legitimate institutional requirements.

By submitting personal information through the journal website or OJS, users acknowledge that their information may be processed for the purposes described in this Privacy Statement.

JSCE may periodically review and update this Privacy Statement to reflect changes in journal operations, publishing practices, or applicable privacy and data-protection requirements.