SCHEMA: Studies of Contemporary Approaches and Management is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all personal information collected through the journal website and online submission system. This privacy statement explains how personal data is collected, used, stored, and protected in the journal publication process.

The names, email addresses, affiliations, and other personal information entered into this journal website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal, including manuscript submission, editorial communication, peer review, publication, indexing, and scholarly correspondence. This information will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party without permission, except where required by law or publication ethics procedures.

Collection of Personal Information

The journal may collect personal information from authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and registered users. The information collected may include:

• Name and academic title
• Email address
• Institutional affiliation
• Country
• ORCID iD, Google Scholar, Scopus ID, or other academic profile links where provided
• Submission metadata and manuscript-related information
• Reviewer comments and editorial correspondence
• Website usage information related to journal access and system activity

Use of Personal Information

Information Use	Purpose
Manuscript Submission	To manage manuscript submission, editorial screening, peer review, revision, and publication processes.
Editorial Communication	To communicate with authors, reviewers, editors, and journal users regarding journal-related activities.
Peer Review	To facilitate the double-blind peer review process and maintain editorial records.
Publication Metadata	To display article metadata, author information, affiliations, abstracts, keywords, references, and publication details.
Indexing and Archiving	To support article indexing, metadata distribution, digital preservation, and academic discoverability.

Confidentiality of Manuscripts

All manuscripts submitted to SCHEMA are treated as confidential documents. Editors, reviewers, and journal staff must not disclose manuscript content, author information, reviewer comments, or editorial decisions to unauthorized parties.

During the double-blind peer review process, the journal makes reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of author and reviewer identities.

Reviewer and Editorial Data

Reviewer identities, review reports, editorial comments, and decision records are managed confidentially by the journal editorial system. Such information is used only for editorial decision-making, quality control, publication ethics, and journal management purposes.

Publication of Author Information

When an article is published, certain author information may be displayed publicly as part of the article metadata. This may include author names, affiliations, email addresses where applicable, ORCID iD, article title, abstract, keywords, references, and publication details.

By submitting a manuscript to the journal, authors agree that relevant publication metadata may be displayed on the journal website and shared with indexing, abstracting, archiving, and scholarly metadata services.

Data Protection and Security

The journal takes reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or loss. Access to personal information is limited to authorized users involved in journal management, editorial processing, peer review, publication, and technical support.

Use of Website Data

The journal website may collect basic technical information related to system access, such as login activity, browser information, usage statistics, and access logs. This information may be used to support website security, improve journal services, analyze readership, and maintain the online submission system.

Sharing of Information

Personal information will not be sold, rented, or shared with third parties for commercial purposes. Information may be shared only when necessary for journal publication, indexing, archiving, metadata registration, technical support, or when required by law, regulation, or publication ethics investigation.

User Rights

Registered users may request correction or updating of their personal information by contacting the journal editorial office. Authors, reviewers, and readers may also contact the journal if they have concerns regarding the use, accuracy, or confidentiality of their personal information.

Contact Regarding Privacy

Questions or requests related to this privacy statement may be addressed to the editorial office of SCHEMA: Studies of Contemporary Approaches and Management through the official journal contact email.