The International Research Journal on Innovative, Emerging & Future Engineering Trends (IRJIEFET) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of personal information provided by authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and website users. This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, processed, stored, used, and protected in connection with manuscript submissions, peer-review activities, editorial management, publication processes, and the use of the journal website.
By accessing the journal website or utilizing its services, users acknowledge and agree to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy.
To support the editorial, publication, and administrative processes, IRJIEFET may collect and maintain the following information:
Full Name
Email Address
Institutional Affiliation
Professional Designation
Contact Information
ORCID ID (where applicable)
Manuscript Submission Details
Reviewer and Editorial Correspondence
Publication Metadata
Website Usage Statistics
Technical and System Information
All information is collected solely for legitimate academic, editorial, administrative, indexing, and publication-related purposes.
The information collected by the journal may be used to:
Process manuscript submissions and editorial evaluations.
Manage peer-review and editorial workflows.
Communicate with authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.
Publish accepted articles and associated metadata.
Maintain publication records and indexing requirements.
Improve journal operations, services, and website functionality.
Ensure compliance with publication ethics and academic standards.
Facilitate archiving, preservation, and scholarly dissemination.
Respond to inquiries, technical support requests, and publication-related communications.
The journal does not sell, rent, trade, or commercially distribute personal information to third parties.
All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential scholarly documents throughout the editorial and peer-review process.
Access to submitted materials is restricted to:
Editors
Assigned Reviewers
Authorized Editorial Staff
Publishing Personnel involved in production processes
The journal maintains a secure and confidential review environment designed to protect intellectual property, unpublished research findings, and author information.
IRJIEFET implements appropriate technical, organizational, and administrative safeguards to protect personal information and journal records against:
Unauthorized Access
Data Misuse
Loss or Destruction of Information
Unauthorized Disclosure
Cybersecurity Threats
Alteration of Stored Data
While reasonable efforts are made to safeguard information, no internet-based system can guarantee absolute security. Users acknowledge that electronic transmission of information carries inherent risks.
The journal website may utilize cookies, analytics services, and related technologies to:
Improve website performance and usability.
Analyze visitor behavior and website traffic.
Enhance user experience and accessibility.
Support security monitoring and system maintenance.
Optimize content delivery and website functionality.
Users may disable cookies through browser settings; however, some website features may not function optimally as a result.
The journal website may contain links to external websites, indexing databases, repositories, digital libraries, academic resources, and third-party services.
IRJIEFET is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of external websites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing personal information.
Personal information submitted by authors and reviewers is used exclusively for scholarly publishing, editorial administration, and research dissemination purposes.
The journal is committed to:
Protecting reviewer anonymity within the double-blind peer-review process.
Preserving the confidentiality of editorial communications.
Using author information only for publication, indexing, archiving, and scholarly record maintenance.
Limiting access to personal information to authorized personnel.
Ensuring professional handling of all publication-related communications.
Reviewer identities remain confidential unless disclosure is specifically authorized by the reviewer or required by journal policy.
The journal may retain publication-related records, correspondence, reviewer reports, editorial decisions, and metadata as part of the permanent scholarly record and for administrative, legal, archival, and indexing purposes.
Information is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill legitimate academic, publishing, operational, and legal requirements.
Users may request:
Access to their personal information held by the journal.
Correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
Updates to contact details and publication records where appropriate.
Clarification regarding the journal’s data handling practices.
Such requests will be considered in accordance with applicable legal, ethical, and publishing requirements.
The International Research Journal on Innovative, Emerging & Future Engineering Trends (IRJIEFET) reserves the right to revise, modify, or update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect operational, technological, legal, or publishing developments.
Any changes will be published on the journal website, and continued use of journal services constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy, data protection practices, information handling procedures, or privacy-related concerns may be directed to the Editorial Office through the official contact information provided on the journal website.
IRJIEFET recognizes that trust, confidentiality, and responsible information management are essential to scholarly publishing. The journal remains committed to protecting personal information, maintaining transparency in data handling practices, and ensuring a secure publishing environment that supports academic excellence, ethical research, and global knowledge dissemination.