Privacy Statement

Information We Collect

• Author submissions: names, email addresses, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, funding details, and disclosures.
• Reviewer details: contact information, expertise areas, and prior reviewing activity.
• Website visitors: standard server logs, cookies for session management, and analytics to improve services.
• Communication records: correspondence with the editorial office, appeals, or inquiries.

How We Use Information

Personal data is used only for legitimate scholarly and operational purposes, including:

• Processing and evaluating manuscripts during submission and peer review.
• Communicating decisions, revisions, and editorial updates.
• Assigning suitable reviewers based on expertise.
• Managing journal statistics, performance metrics, and compliance reporting.
• Improving the user experience of our website and editorial platform.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

APCR does not sell or rent personal data. Data is shared only when necessary for scholarly publishing, such as:

• Providing reviewer names to authors upon request when reviews are signed and consented.
• Depositing metadata and author details with indexing and archiving services.
• Meeting legal obligations, regulatory requirements, or responding to valid court orders.

Data Security and Retention

We apply technical and organizational safeguards to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss of personal information. Accounts are password-protected, editorial systems are encrypted, and back-ups are maintained in secure environments. Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill its purpose and comply with legal or reporting obligations.

Your Rights

• Access your personal information held by APCR.
• Request corrections or updates to inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of data, subject to retention obligations.
• Withdraw consent for non-essential uses of data, such as marketing communications.