Information You Provide
The journal may process the contact, submission, and editorial information you provide when you use public forms, communicate with the editorial office, or submit a manuscript through the platform.
Data Protection
Privacy Policy
This page explains how the journal handles personal data in public communication, editorial workflows, manuscript processing, and privacy-related requests.
Data protection and transparency
Editorial workflow records
Privacy rights and requests
Privacy and Editorial Data Handling
The journal should explain clearly what personal data may be collected, why it is processed, how it is used within the editorial workflow, and how authors, reviewers, and readers can raise privacy-related questions. The summary below gives a quick orientation, while the full policy remains the authoritative reference.
Editorial Workflow Records
Submission metadata, reviewer workflow records, editorial decisions, and publication files may be retained as part of the journal’s legitimate editorial and scholarly record-keeping responsibilities.
Your Privacy Rights
Authors, reviewers, and site users may contact the journal about access, correction, clarification, or other privacy-related requests concerning the personal data processed through the journal workflow.
Privacy Policy
Detailed Privacy and Data Protection Terms
Use the policy below for the exact rules governing data collection, editorial processing, retention, communication, and privacy-related contact requests.
PRIVACY POLICY
Effective date: March 27, 2026
Research and Science Today journal (“we”, “our”, or “the Journal”) operates the website https://www.rstjournal.com/ (the “Service”).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, store, and protect personal data in the context of operating an academic journal. It also outlines your rights under applicable data protection legislation, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
This policy should be read together with our editorial policies and our copyright and licensing framework. Research and Science Today publishes open access content under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data is:
Research and Science Today
Romania
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or data protection matters, you may contact us at:
[email protected]
2. Categories of Data We Collect
2.1 Personal Data
We may collect and process the following personal data:
- full name;
- email address;
- institutional affiliation;
- country and professional identification details;
- ORCID iD, where provided;
- correspondence details.
2.2 Academic and Editorial Data
In the context of manuscript evaluation and publication, we may process:
- submitted manuscripts and supplementary files;
- author metadata and contribution details;
- reviewer reports and editorial decisions;
- editorial correspondence.
2.3 Usage Data
We may automatically collect technical data such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the website.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- consent;
- legitimate interest;
- contractual necessity;
- legal obligation.
4. Purposes of Processing
We process personal data in order to:
- manage manuscript submission and peer review;
- ensure academic integrity and transparency;
- communicate with authors, reviewers, and editors;
- maintain and improve the website;
- comply with legal and ethical obligations.
5. Academic Publishing, Copyright, and Licensing
As an academic journal, Research and Science Today processes personal data as part of scholarly communication and the maintenance of the scientific record.
Author names, affiliations, and contact details may be published as part of the article metadata.
Authors retain copyright over their published works. By submitting and publishing in the Journal, authors grant the Journal the right to publish, distribute, and archive the work.
All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. This allows non-commercial use, distribution, and adaptation, provided proper attribution is given.
Personal data used in the editorial process are not made public unless required for publication or legal obligations.
6. Peer Review and Editorial Confidentiality
Reviewer identities are treated as confidential unless otherwise specified.
Editorial data, reports, and decisions are processed exclusively for academic evaluation and quality assurance.
Access to personal data is limited to editors and authorized personnel.
7. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell or rent personal data.
Data may be shared only:
- with service providers supporting the website;
- with indexing and DOI registration services;
- when required by law.
8. International Data Transfers
Data may be processed in Romania or other jurisdictions where service providers operate, with appropriate safeguards in place.
9. Data Retention
Personal data are retained only as long as necessary:
- published articles – permanently;
- editorial data – for accountability and integrity purposes;
- technical data – for limited periods.
10. Cookies and Analytics
We use cookies to ensure website functionality and analyze usage.
You may disable cookies through your browser settings.
11. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, although absolute security cannot be guaranteed.
12. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the right to:
- access your data;
- rectify inaccurate data;
- request deletion;
- restrict processing;
- data portability;
- object to processing;
- withdraw consent;
- lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].
13. Third-Party Links
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites linked from our Service.
14. Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy periodically. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
16. Contact
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.rstjournal.com/contact/