IJEAB- Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 2026

The International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (IJEAB) respects the privacy of its authors, reviewers, editors, readers and website visitors. We are committed to protecting personal information and handling it responsibly in connection with our journal operations, manuscript submission and publication activities.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how it may be used, how it is protected and the circumstances under which it may be shared.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website and journal services, we may collect the following categories of information:

1.1 Personal Information

When authors, reviewers or other users interact with IJEAB, we may collect their full name, professional designation, institutional affiliation, department, email address, contact details, country, institutional address, ORCID ID and other professional identifiers where provided.

1.2 Manuscript and Publication Information

For manuscript submission, peer review and publication purposes, we may collect manuscript titles, abstracts, keywords, full-text manuscripts, supplementary files, author names, affiliations, contributions, reviewer comments, editorial correspondence, research declarations, acknowledgements, references and publication history.

1.3 Website Usage Information

When visitors access our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including IP address, browser information, operating system, device type, pages visited, access timestamps, referring website and website interaction information.

2. How We Use Personal Information

IJEAB may use collected information for processing manuscript submissions, coordinating editorial evaluation and peer review, communicating with authors and reviewers, publishing accepted research articles, issuing DOI information, responding to enquiries, maintaining website security, improving website functionality and meeting applicable legal and scholarly publishing obligations.

3. Publication of Author Information

When a manuscript is accepted and published, certain information may become publicly available as part of the scholarly record. This may include article titles, abstracts, author names, institutional affiliations, ORCID identifiers, acknowledgements, funding information, references, DOI and publication details.

This information may be distributed through the IJEAB website, DOI registration services, scholarly discovery platforms and academic indexing or abstracting services.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, maintain user preferences, support security and understand website usage. These technologies may help maintain website sessions, remember preferences, improve navigation and analyze website performance.

Users can manage or disable cookies through their browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionalities. Third-party services integrated into our website may also use their own cookies and tracking technologies.

5. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

IJEAB does not intend to sell or commercially trade users' personal information. Personal information may be shared where reasonably necessary for legitimate journal operations, including with authorized editors, reviewers, website hosting and technical service providers, DOI registration providers, scholarly publishing infrastructure providers and legal or regulatory authorities where disclosure is required by applicable law.

We take reasonable steps to ensure that information is accessed only by authorized parties for appropriate purposes.

6. Data Security

IJEAB takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss or misuse. However, no method of electronic transmission or internet-based storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users are encouraged to protect their account credentials and avoid sharing confidential information through unsecured communication channels.

7. Data Retention

Personal information and manuscript-related records may be retained for as long as necessary to complete editorial and publication processes, maintain the integrity of the scholarly publication record, respond to enquiries and meet applicable legal and administrative requirements. Published scholarly records may remain publicly accessible as part of the academic record.

8. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to external websites, DOI registration platforms, academic databases, indexing services and other third-party resources. IJEAB does not control the privacy practices, content or security policies of external websites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of those services before providing personal information.

9. User Rights and Privacy Requests

Subject to applicable laws and legitimate scholarly publishing requirements, users may request access to their personal information, correction of inaccurate information, clarification regarding its use, deletion where legally and operationally permissible, and withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent.

Requests concerning published articles may be subject to scholarly record preservation, publication ethics and applicable legal requirements.

10. Children's Privacy

IJEAB's website and publication services are intended primarily for researchers, academicians, professionals and other individuals involved in scholarly activities. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through our journal services.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

IJEAB reserves the right to revise or update this Privacy Policy when necessary to reflect changes in journal operations, website functionality, applicable laws or privacy practices. Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective or last-updated date.

Users are encouraged to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Information

For questions, concerns or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information, please contact the journal through its official contact channels.

International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (IJEAB)

Website: https://ijeab.com/

Email: editor@ijeab.com; editor.ijeab@gmail.com