Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

Eduistiqomah in Islamic Education Management (EIEM) respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other users of the journal website. The journal is committed to protecting personal information collected and processed through its submission, peer-review, editorial, publication, and journal-management activities.

1. Information Collected

EIEM may collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for the administration, peer review, and publication of the journal, including:

  • Full name;

  • Institutional affiliation;

  • Email address;

  • Country or institutional location;

  • ORCID or other researcher identifiers, where provided;

  • Professional information;

  • Manuscript-related information; and

  • Other information voluntarily provided by users through the journal’s OJS platform.

EIEM will request only information that is reasonably necessary for legitimate journal operations and scholarly publishing activities.

2. Use of Personal Information

Personal information collected by EIEM may be used for legitimate journal-related purposes, including:

  • Processing manuscript submissions;

  • Managing the peer-review process;

  • Communicating with authors, reviewers, and editors;

  • Managing editorial activities;

  • Publishing and disseminating scholarly articles;

  • Maintaining accurate article and author metadata;

  • Assigning and maintaining persistent identifiers, where applicable;

  • Supporting indexing and abstracting activities;

  • Maintaining journal and publication records; and

  • Improving the quality, security, and functionality of the journal’s publishing services.

Personal information will not be used for purposes unrelated to the journal’s legitimate publishing activities unless otherwise authorized or required by applicable obligations.

3. Confidentiality of Peer Review

EIEM applies a Double-Blind Peer Review process.

Personal information that could identify authors or reviewers will be handled confidentially throughout the peer-review process. Reviewers are not expected to disclose their identities to authors, and authors should not attempt to identify reviewers.

Information obtained during peer review must be treated as confidential and must not be used for purposes unrelated to the evaluation of the submitted manuscript.

4. Disclosure of Information

EIEM does not sell, rent, or trade users’ personal information.

Personal information may be disclosed only when reasonably necessary for legitimate journal operations, publication processes, technical services, indexing, archiving, legal obligations, or other purposes consistent with the journal’s responsibilities.

Where third-party services are used to support journal operations, EIEM seeks to limit the information shared to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant service.

5. Published Information

Information contained in published articles forms part of the scholarly record and is intended to be publicly accessible.

Published information may include:

  • Author names;

  • Institutional affiliations;

  • Article titles;

  • Abstracts;

  • Keywords;

  • References;

  • ORCID identifiers, where provided; and

  • Other bibliographic information associated with the published article.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that information submitted for publication is accurate, appropriate, and suitable for public dissemination.

6. Manuscript and Reviewer Confidentiality

Unpublished manuscripts and confidential editorial or reviewer information will not be disclosed to unauthorized individuals.

Editors, reviewers, and editorial staff are expected to maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and information obtained through the editorial and peer-review process.

Such information must not be shared, reproduced, or used for purposes unrelated to the editorial evaluation and publication process without appropriate authorization.

7. Data Security

EIEM takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information and journal records against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, or misuse.

However, no internet-based transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should therefore exercise appropriate care when submitting personal information through online journal systems.

8. Cookies and Technical Data

The journal website and OJS platform may use cookies, logs, or similar technical mechanisms to support essential website functionality, user authentication, session management, security, and system performance.

Certain technical information may be collected automatically as part of normal website operation. Such information is intended primarily to support the secure and effective functioning of the journal’s online publishing system.

9. Third-Party Services

EIEM may use external services or platforms to support scholarly publishing functions, including DOI registration, indexing, digital preservation, analytics, authentication, or other publishing-related activities.

Where applicable, such services may process limited information that is reasonably necessary to provide their respective functions.

EIEM seeks to ensure that the use of third-party services remains consistent with the journal’s legitimate publishing and information-management responsibilities.

10. Communications

EIEM may use email addresses provided by authors, reviewers, editors, or registered users to communicate information directly related to journal operations.

Such communications may include:

  • Submission and peer-review notifications;

  • Editorial decisions;

  • Revision requests;

  • Publication notifications;

  • Editorial announcements;

  • Requests related to peer review; and

  • Other essential journal-related communications.

Users should ensure that the contact information provided to the journal remains accurate and accessible.

11. Data Retention

Personal information and journal records may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to support editorial administration, publication, scholarly recordkeeping, digital preservation, legal obligations, and the continuity of journal operations.

Published bibliographic information may remain permanently accessible as part of the scholarly record.

The retention of unpublished or administrative information will be determined according to the journal’s operational, ethical, archival, and legal requirements.

12. User Rights and Requests

Users who have questions or concerns regarding their personal information may contact the journal’s editorial office.

Where appropriate and technically feasible, EIEM will consider reasonable requests concerning personal information in accordance with applicable policies, legal requirements, and the journal’s legitimate publishing responsibilities.

Requests may be subject to verification and may not be accommodated where doing so would conflict with legitimate editorial, ethical, archival, legal, or scholarly-record requirements.

13. Children’s Privacy

EIEM is an academic scholarly journal and does not intentionally seek to collect personal information from children.

Users should not submit personal information belonging to another individual without appropriate authorization.

Where personal information concerning individuals other than the submitting author is included in a manuscript, authors are responsible for ensuring that such information is submitted and published appropriately and with any necessary authorization.

14. Changes to This Privacy Statement

EIEM may periodically update this Privacy Statement to reflect changes in journal operations, publishing technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

Any significant changes will be reflected on this page. Users are encouraged to review this statement periodically to remain informed about how personal information is handled by the journal.

15. Contact

Questions, concerns, or requests concerning this Privacy Statement may be directed to the Editorial Office of Eduistiqomah in Islamic Education Management (EIEM) through the contact information available on the official journal website.

16. Final Statement

EIEM is committed to respecting user privacy while maintaining the transparency, accessibility, confidentiality, and integrity required for scholarly publishing.

Personal information will be handled responsibly and used primarily for legitimate editorial, peer-review, publication, preservation, and journal-management purposes. EIEM will seek to balance appropriate privacy protection with the requirements of maintaining a reliable, transparent, and accessible scholarly record.