Privacy Statement

The International Journal of Research in Vocational Studies (IJRVOCAS) is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and all users of the journal website.

Names, email addresses, affiliations, and other personal information entered in this journal website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal, including manuscript submission, peer review, editorial communication, publication management, indexing, and scholarly dissemination.

IJRVOCAS will not use personal information for purposes outside the journal’s editorial and publication activities. The journal will not sell, rent, share, or disclose personal information to third parties without consent, except when required by law, ethical investigation, publication integrity procedures, or technical operations necessary to manage the journal platform.

Personal information may be accessed by authorized journal personnel, including editors, editorial staff, reviewers, and system administrators, only when necessary to perform editorial, review, publication, or technical responsibilities.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts and supplementary files do not contain personal, confidential, or sensitive information that should not be published, unless appropriate consent has been obtained.

Reviewers and editors must treat all submitted manuscripts and related information as confidential. Manuscript content, author information, reviewer comments, and editorial decisions must not be disclosed to unauthorized parties.

IJRVOCAS may use website usage data, metadata, and system information for journal management, security, statistics, indexing, and service improvement. Such information will be handled responsibly and used only for legitimate journal-related purposes.

Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account credentials. The journal is not responsible for unauthorized access caused by users sharing passwords or failing to secure their accounts.

By registering, submitting a manuscript, reviewing a manuscript, or using the IJRVOCAS website, users agree to this Privacy Statement.

IJRVOCAS is committed to maintaining privacy, confidentiality, and responsible data handling in all editorial and publication activities.