The Journal of Research in Integrative Biology (JRIB) is committed to protect the privacy and confidentiality of its authors, reviewers, editors, members of the editorial board, and readers. We understand the significance of protecting personal data during the editorial and publishing processes.

Information obtained during the process of manuscript submission, peer review, editorial review, publishing, and post-publication interaction is only used for legitimate editorial and publishing purposes. The journal does not employ personal information for any other business activity outside of the scope of publishing.

JRIB adopts best practices for data management to guarantee that all personal information related to individuals is managed in a safe, confidential, and legal manner.

Information collected may include:

• Author names
• Institutional affiliations
• Email addresses
• ORCID iDs (where provided)
• Reviewer information
• Editorial correspondence
• Manuscript metadata
• Author contribution details
• Funding information
• Conflict of interest declarations

The information collected is utilized in the process of manuscript handling, peer review coordination, decision making, publishing of manuscripts, and maintenance of scholarly records.

The journal is committed to:

• Protection of personal information by use of safe editorial processes
• Using the information provided only for editorial and publishing purposes
• Ensuring that editorial information is kept confidential and accurate
• Allowing access only to authorized editorial members
• Keeping the peer-review process confidential
• Never selling, renting, or distributing personal information to any third party unauthorized to have the information
• Respecting the privacy of authors, reviewers, and editors in the whole publishing process

With the help of effective data handling and confidentiality policies, JRIB seeks to offer a secure platform for publication where the privacy of all parties involved in the scholarly publishing process will be protected.