Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
New Human Knowledge Research Journal (Global-Journal) respects the privacy of researchers, readers, and users of its online services. The journal is committed to handling personal information, scholarly data, and publication-related documents responsibly, in accordance with applicable laws and its published policies.
This document explains the categories of information the journal may collect, why that information is used, users' rights, and the conditions governing access to its services.
1. Scope of This Policy
This policy applies to the journal's website and online services, including account registration, manuscript submission, publication management, document issuance and verification, and communication with the editorial board.
2. Information We Process
Depending on the services used, the journal may process the following categories of information:
- Account information, including names, email addresses, and login-related information.
- Academic and professional information provided by researchers, including institutional affiliations and research specializations.
- Manuscripts, attachments, authorship details, and editorial correspondence.
- Publication transaction details, such as payment reference numbers and payment confirmation status.
- Technical information necessary for operating and protecting the website, such as IP addresses, browser information, and error logs, depending on system configuration.
- Information voluntarily provided when contacting the journal.
3. Purposes of Processing Information
Information is used as necessary for legitimate purposes related to the journal's services, including:
- Creating and managing user accounts and securing access to them.
- Receiving manuscripts and administering scholarly and editorial procedures.
- Communicating with researchers about submissions, revisions, and editorial decisions.
- Preparing publication files, issuing scholarly documents, and generating verification codes.
- Managing payments and verifying financial transactions associated with publishing services.
- Improving platform performance, resolving technical issues, and preventing misuse.
- Complying with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
4. Confidentiality of Manuscripts and Editorial Correspondence
Submitted manuscripts and related editorial correspondence are treated as scholarly materials intended for assessment and editorial processing. They are not published until the journal's approved procedures have been completed and publication has been authorized by the responsible body.
Information necessary for handling a submission may be made available to authorized editors, peer reviewers, and personnel involved in the publishing process, within the limits of their professional responsibilities and subject to appropriate confidentiality and scholarly integrity requirements.
5. Academic Peer Review and Smart Technologies
The journal is a peer-reviewed academic and scholarly publication. Manuscripts undergo academic peer review in accordance with approved procedures, while scholarly and editorial decisions remain the responsibility of qualified professionals.
The platform may use technical or intelligent tools to organize files, convert Word documents into PDF, assign page numbers, prepare publication documents, and support verification procedures. The use of these tools does not authorize automated systems to make scholarly decisions or replace the responsibilities of authors, editors, or peer reviewers.
6. Electronic Payments
Payments associated with publication services are processed through PayPal using the options available on the website. The payment service provider processes payment-related information under its own policies and terms.
The journal retains transaction information necessary to verify payments, manage publication requests, and resolve financial inquiries, in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Users may contact the journal with questions about publication fees or payment status, without prejudice to their rights to use any dispute resolution procedures offered by the payment provider or applicable law.
7. Sharing Information with Third Parties
The journal does not treat personal information as a commodity for sale. Certain services may require limited disclosure of information to technical, financial, or operational service providers, only to the extent necessary to deliver the relevant service and subject to applicable safeguards.
Specific information may also be disclosed when required by an enforceable legal obligation or an order issued by a competent authority, within the limits permitted by law.
8. Published Information and Document Verification
Once a manuscript has been approved and published, bibliographic information intended for publication, such as the paper's title, authors' names, institutional affiliations, volume details, and page numbers, may become publicly available in accordance with the platform's design and the journal's policies.
Information necessary to verify the authenticity of publication documents may also be displayed when a verification code or QR code is used, according to the functions available in the verification system.
9. Users' Rights and Requests
Users may contact the journal to request access to, correction of, or updates to their personal information, or to request deletion of information where deletion is legally permissible, subject to applicable procedures, authority, and obligations.
Maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record or meeting legal obligations may require the journal to retain certain publication, transaction, or document records even after an account has been closed, where such retention is necessary and lawful.
Requests are assessed according to their nature, the verification of the requester's identity, and applicable legal requirements.
10. Information Security
The journal seeks to apply appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect user information and maintain the integrity of its services, reducing the risks of unauthorized access, misuse, or unlawful loss of information.
However, absolute security cannot be guaranteed for any electronic system. Users are encouraged to keep their login credentials confidential and to report unusual activity involving their accounts.
11. Cookies and Technical Data
The website may use cookies or similar technologies necessary for managing sessions, enabling login functions, operating services, and maintaining security. Their actual use depends on the platform's configuration and enabled services.
Users can manage cookies through their browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect login functions or other online services.
12. Manuscript Submission Terms
- Researchers must provide accurate and truthful information about their scholarly identity and submitted work.
- Researchers are responsible for the originality of their content, the accuracy of data and references, and respect for the rights of others.
- Researchers must comply with the journal's published templates and submission requirements.
- Submissions are subject to the journal's approved editorial and peer review procedures. Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication.
- Users must not attempt to disrupt the platform, access accounts without authorization, or misuse its services.
13. Authors' Rights and Published Materials
Authors' rights in their research are respected in accordance with the applicable publishing agreements and licenses. Making a paper freely available for reading and downloading does not necessarily mean that all intellectual property rights have been waived.
Rights in the website's design, identity, and institutional materials remain with their respective owners, subject to the licenses governing any third-party components, software, or materials used.
14. Corrections, Retractions, and Scholarly Responsibility
The editorial board may consider corrections or retractions where substantive errors or proven scholarly or ethical violations arise, in accordance with approved procedures and principles of transparency and documentation.
Researchers bear responsibility for the content they submit as provided by law, without excluding any independent legal responsibilities that may apply to the journal or its service operators.
15. Complaints and Dispute Resolution
The journal receives inquiries and complaints relating to its services through its official communication channels and seeks to address them professionally and fairly.
Disputes that cannot be resolved through available procedures are subject to applicable laws and the jurisdiction of the competent courts, taking into account any mandatory legal provisions governing jurisdiction or users' rights.
16. Changes to This Policy
The journal may update this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use when its services evolve or legal or operational requirements change. The updated version will be published on the website, with its effective date indicated upon adoption.
17. Contact
For inquiries concerning privacy, personal data, or these Terms of Use, please contact the journal at: