Privacy Statement

Al-Fateh Journal for Educational and Psychological Research respects the privacy of users of its website and is committed to protecting personal data collected, stored, or processed through the journal’s online system. Such data are used only for scientific, editorial, administrative, and technical purposes related to manuscript submission, peer review, editing, and publication.

Data Collected by the Journal

The journal may collect personal and professional information provided by users during registration, manuscript submission, or participation in the editorial process, including:

  • Full name.
  • Email address.
  • Institutional affiliation.
  • Country and contact details.
  • Researcher identifiers, such as ORCID.
  • Academic biography and areas of expertise.
  • Submitted manuscript information, correspondence, and editorial decisions.
  • Peer-review reports and records of participation in the review process.
  • Technical data necessary for operating the website and protecting user accounts.

Purposes of Data Processing

Personal data may be used for the following purposes:

  • Creating and managing user accounts.
  • Receiving, processing, and tracking submitted manuscripts.
  • Managing editorial screening, peer review, editing, and publication.
  • Communicating with authors, reviewers, and editors.
  • Selecting reviewers according to their expertise and research interests.
  • Issuing editorial decisions and manuscript-related notifications.
  • Maintaining the journal’s scientific and editorial records.
  • Improving website performance, ensuring system security, and resolving technical problems.
  • Preparing general statistics related to submissions, peer review, and publication without disclosing individual identities.

Data Confidentiality

The journal treats the personal data of authors, reviewers, editors, and other users, as well as manuscript-related correspondence and documents, as confidential. Access is restricted to authorized individuals involved in the editorial or technical processes and only to the extent necessary for performing their duties.

Names, email addresses, and other personal information entered into the journal’s website will not be used for commercial purposes, sold, rented, or made available to third parties for purposes unrelated to the journal’s activities.

Data Sharing

The journal may disclose personal data only in the following circumstances:

  • When disclosure is necessary to complete manuscript submission, peer review, editing, or publication procedures.
  • When authorized technical service providers require limited access to operate or maintain the journal’s system, provided that the data are used solely for the specified technical purpose.
  • When the data subject has provided explicit consent.
  • When disclosure is required by applicable laws or official regulations.
  • When the minimum necessary information must be shared with authorized institutions to investigate matters involving research integrity or publication misconduct, while maintaining confidentiality and limiting disclosure to the relevant parties.

Published Information

Authors’ names, institutional affiliations, researcher identifiers, and bibliographic information associated with accepted articles form part of the published scholarly record. The corresponding author’s contact information may also be published for scholarly communication purposes, based on the information supplied by the authors and in accordance with the journal’s policy.

Information relating to rejected manuscripts or manuscripts withdrawn before publication remains confidential and is not made publicly available.

Data Retention

The journal retains personal data for as long as necessary to manage user accounts, manuscripts, editorial records, and scientific archives and to meet applicable scholarly, regulatory, and administrative requirements.

Certain records may be retained after the completion of the editorial process to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record and to address complaints, appeals, corrections, or research-integrity concerns.

Data Protection

The journal applies appropriate administrative and technical measures to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure of personal data. However, absolute security cannot be guaranteed for any information transmitted or stored electronically.

Cookies

The journal’s website may use cookies that are necessary for user authentication, session management, and the operation of essential website functions. These cookies may also be used to improve the user experience and website performance. They are not used for commercial advertising purposes.

User Rights

Users may request access to, correction of, or updating of their personal information stored in the journal’s system. They may also request the deletion of data that can reasonably be removed, unless retention is necessary to preserve the integrity of the editorial or scholarly record or to meet legal, regulatory, or administrative obligations.

Privacy and personal-data requests may be submitted through the official contact information provided on the journal’s Contact Us page.

Updates to the Privacy Statement

The journal may update this Privacy Statement when necessary to reflect changes in its electronic system, editorial procedures, or applicable regulatory requirements. The version currently published on the journal’s website shall take effect from the date of its adoption.