Privacy and Confidentiality

1. Personal Information

The names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, and other personal information entered or provided through this journal website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of Jurnal Riset Diwa Bahari (JRDB).

2. Purpose of Information Collection

Information collected through the journal website may be used for legitimate journal-related purposes, including:

• Processing and managing manuscript submissions.
• Communicating with authors regarding submitted manuscripts.
• Managing the peer-review and editorial process.
• Registering and maintaining journal user accounts.
• Communicating journal announcements and publication information.
• Managing editorial and reviewer activities.
• Maintaining the quality, integrity, and operation of the journal.
• Complying with applicable publishing, legal, and administrative requirements.

3. Authors and Contributors

Information provided by authors during registration, manuscript submission, revision, and publication may be used by the editorial office to manage the publication process. Information necessary for scholarly communication, such as author names, affiliations, ORCID iDs, and corresponding author information, may be displayed as part of the published article where appropriate.

4. Reviewers and Editorial Personnel

Information relating to reviewers and editorial personnel will be handled confidentially. Reviewer identities and review information will not be disclosed beyond what is permitted by the journal's peer-review policy and applicable publishing standards.

5. Confidentiality

Manuscripts, reviewer reports, editorial correspondence, and other confidential materials submitted through the journal system will be handled with appropriate confidentiality. Such information will only be accessed or used by individuals involved in the editorial and publication process as necessary.

6. Website and Technical Information

The journal website may automatically collect limited technical information necessary for the operation, security, maintenance, and improvement of the website and publishing platform. Such information may include technical logs, browser information, device information, and access data.

This technical information is used for legitimate operational purposes and is not intended to identify users personally unless required for security, legal, or administrative purposes.

7. Third-Party Services

The journal may use external scholarly and technical services to support publishing, indexing, digital identification, plagiarism screening, reference management, analytics, and other legitimate journal operations. Where such services are used, information may be processed in accordance with their respective terms and privacy policies.

8. Disclosure of Information

Personal information will not be disclosed to unrelated third parties except when such disclosure is necessary for legitimate journal operations, required by applicable law, necessary to protect the integrity and security of the journal, or authorized by the individual concerned.

9. Data Security

JRDB takes reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information and confidential editorial materials against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or loss.

10. Data Retention

Information may be retained for as long as necessary to administer the journal, maintain publication records, preserve scholarly communication, comply with legal or institutional requirements, and maintain the integrity of the academic record.

11. User Rights and Responsibilities

Registered users are responsible for providing accurate information and maintaining the confidentiality of their account credentials. Users may contact the journal to request clarification regarding the handling of their personal information.

12. Protection of Sensitive Information

Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts containing personal, confidential, or sensitive information comply with applicable ethical and legal requirements. Personal information concerning research participants should not be published without appropriate consent or ethical authorization where required.

13. Changes to the Privacy Statement

JRDB may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in journal practices, publishing standards, technology, or applicable regulations. Any updated version will be published on this page.

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Privacy Inquiries

Jurnal Riset Diwa Bahari (JRDB)

Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Maritim Balik Diwa

Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Please use the journal's official Contact page for privacy-related inquiries.