Privacy Statement

AGRIBIOENV Publishing is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other users of its journals and website. This Privacy Statement explains how information provided through the AGRIBIOENV Publishing website and journal management system is collected, used, stored, and protected.

1. Information We Collect

AGRIBIOENV Publishing may collect information necessary for the operation and management of its journals, including:

  • Name and institutional affiliation
  • Email address and other contact information
  • ORCID iD, where provided
  • Professional and academic information
  • Manuscript and supplementary files submitted for publication
  • Information provided during peer review and editorial correspondence
  • Account login and user-profile information
  • Information concerning submissions, revisions, editorial decisions, and publication
  • Technical information such as browser type, device information, IP address, and website usage information where technically necessary

Users should not submit unnecessary personal or confidential information through the journal system.

2. Use of Personal Information

Personal information is used only for legitimate scholarly publishing and administrative purposes, including:

  • Processing and managing manuscript submissions
  • Conducting peer review
  • Communicating with authors, reviewers, editors, and other users
  • Managing editorial and publication workflows
  • Maintaining user accounts
  • Publishing articles and associated scholarly metadata
  • Assigning and maintaining persistent identifiers such as DOIs and ORCID information where applicable
  • Improving the functionality, security, and performance of the website and journal management system
  • Complying with applicable legal, regulatory, and publishing requirements

AGRIBIOENV Publishing does not sell, rent, or trade users' personal information for commercial purposes.

3. Confidentiality of Manuscripts and Peer Review

Manuscripts submitted to AGRIBIOENV journals are treated as confidential during the editorial and peer-review process. Access to unpublished manuscripts and associated information is restricted to authorized editors, reviewers, editorial staff, and other persons directly involved in the publication process.

Reviewers are expected to maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and must not use, disclose, or distribute unpublished information obtained through peer review.

4. Published Information

Information that is part of the scholarly record may be made publicly available after publication. This may include:

  • Author names
  • Institutional affiliations
  • Article title
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • ORCID iD, where the author has chosen to provide it
  • Article full text and supplementary materials
  • Publication dates
  • DOI and other bibliographic metadata

Authors should ensure that manuscripts do not contain personal information that should not be publicly disclosed.

5. Information Sharing

Personal information is not disclosed to third parties except when necessary for legitimate publishing operations, such as:

  • DOI and scholarly metadata registration
  • Indexing and abstracting services
  • Technical service providers supporting the journal platform
  • Legal or regulatory authorities where disclosure is required by applicable law
  • Protection of the security, integrity, or rights of AGRIBIOENV Publishing, its users, or the scholarly record

Where external scholarly services are used, only information necessary for the relevant publishing function should be shared.

6. Data Security

AGRIBIOENV Publishing takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, or misuse.

However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should therefore take appropriate measures to protect their account credentials and should not share passwords with others.

7. Cookies and Website Technologies

The website and OJS platform may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for authentication, session management, security, functionality, and website performance.

Where analytics or other non-essential technologies are used, AGRIBIOENV Publishing will provide appropriate information and controls where required by applicable law.

8. User Accounts

Registered users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account credentials and for ensuring that the personal information associated with their account is accurate and up to date.

Users may contact the editorial or administrative office regarding questions or corrections concerning their account information.

9. Data Retention

Personal information and editorial records may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • operate the journals;
  • maintain the integrity and history of the scholarly record;
  • document editorial and peer-review processes;
  • meet legal, ethical, indexing, archiving, and publishing requirements; and
  • resolve disputes, complaints, or appeals.

Published scholarly records may be retained permanently as part of the academic record.

10. Third-Party Services

AGRIBIOENV Publishing may use third-party scholarly and technical services, such as DOI registration, ORCID integration, indexing, archiving, email, hosting, and other infrastructure services.

The privacy practices of those services are governed by their respective policies. AGRIBIOENV Publishing will seek to use reputable services and share only information reasonably required for their intended publishing function.

11. Children's Privacy

AGRIBIOENV Publishing's services are intended primarily for researchers, academics, students, reviewers, editors, and other members of the scholarly community. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children for purposes unrelated to legitimate scholarly publishing activities.

12. Changes to This Privacy Statement

AGRIBIOENV Publishing may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in its publishing practices, technology, services, or applicable requirements. The latest version will be made available on the AGRIBIOENV Publishing website.

13. Contact

Questions, concerns, or requests relating to privacy and personal information may be directed to:

AGRIBIOENV Publishing
Website: https://agribioenv.org

Effective date: September 2026