Privacy Statement
The Journal of Occupation, Inclusion and Neuroscience (JOIN) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of personal information collected through this journal website and its editorial and publishing processes.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
Names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, ORCID identifiers, contact information, and other personal information entered into this journal website will be used exclusively for legitimate scholarly publishing purposes. These purposes may include manuscript submission, editorial assessment, peer review, correspondence, publication, indexing, dissemination, journal administration, and communication regarding journal activities.
Personal information will not be sold, rented, or used for unrelated commercial purposes.
Authors, Reviewers, and Editors
Information provided by authors, reviewers, editors, and other contributors will be processed only as necessary to support the journal's editorial and publication activities.
Author information required as part of the scholarly record, including names, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, correspondence details where appropriate, and contribution statements, may be published with accepted articles and disseminated through indexing, abstracting, DOI registration, preservation, and scholarly discovery services.
Reviewer identities will be handled in accordance with JOIN's peer-review policy. Confidential information obtained during peer review must not be disclosed or used for purposes unrelated to the editorial process.
Confidentiality of Manuscripts
Submitted manuscripts and associated materials will be treated as confidential documents during the editorial and peer-review process.
Editors, reviewers, and other individuals involved in manuscript processing are expected to maintain the confidentiality of submitted materials and must not disclose or use unpublished information for personal or professional advantage.
Sharing of Information with Third Parties
Personal and bibliographic information may be shared with trusted third-party services only when necessary for legitimate scholarly publishing activities, such as:
- DOI registration and metadata dissemination;
- indexing and abstracting services;
- plagiarism or similarity checking;
- manuscript and editorial management;
- digital preservation and archiving;
- research identifier services such as ORCID;
- publication analytics and website administration; and
- other services necessary for maintaining the scholarly record.
Only information reasonably necessary for these purposes will be processed or shared.
JOIN does not sell personal information to third parties.
Open Access and Published Information
JOIN is an open-access journal. Information intentionally included in a published article—such as author names, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, correspondence information, acknowledgements, funding information, conflicts of interest, and author contribution statements—forms part of the scholarly record and may remain publicly accessible.
Published scholarly records may also be distributed to indexing services, repositories, libraries, archives, DOI registration agencies, and other scholarly infrastructure providers.
Data Security
JOIN takes reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.
However, no internet-based information system can guarantee absolute security. Users are therefore encouraged to maintain the confidentiality of their account credentials and immediately report suspected unauthorized access.
Data Retention
Personal information will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for editorial, publishing, archival, legal, ethical, and scholarly-record purposes.
Certain information associated with published articles, editorial decisions, peer-review records, and publication history may need to be retained to preserve the integrity and continuity of the scholarly record.
User Accounts and Rights
Registered users may review and update certain personal information through their journal account.
Requests concerning access, correction, or other appropriate actions regarding personal information may be submitted to the journal. Such requests will be considered in accordance with applicable requirements and the journal's obligation to preserve the integrity of the scholarly and publication record.
Deletion requests may therefore be subject to legitimate editorial, ethical, archival, legal, and scholarly-record retention requirements.
Cookies and Website Data
The JOIN website may use cookies and similar technologies required for essential website functions, including authentication, session management, security, language preferences, and journal platform functionality.
The journal may also collect limited technical information necessary to maintain website security, performance, usage statistics, and service reliability.
Email Communications
Email addresses registered with JOIN may be used for communications directly related to journal activities, including manuscript processing, peer review, editorial correspondence, publication notifications, announcements, and other relevant scholarly communications.
Users may manage applicable notification preferences through their journal account where such options are available.
Research Ethics and Sensitive Information
Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts involving human participants comply with applicable ethical requirements concerning privacy, confidentiality, informed consent, and protection of personal or sensitive information.
Personally identifiable participant information should not be published unless scientifically necessary and supported by appropriate consent and ethical authorization.
Children's Privacy
The journal website and manuscript management system are intended primarily for researchers, academics, healthcare professionals, educators, students, and other members of the scholarly community. JOIN does not intentionally collect personal information from children through its journal registration services.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
JOIN may revise this Privacy Statement when necessary to reflect developments in journal operations, publishing practices, technology, or applicable privacy requirements.
Any revised version will be made available through the journal website.
Contact
Questions or requests concerning privacy and the processing of personal information may be directed to:
Editorial Office
Journal of Occupation, Inclusion and Neuroscience (JOIN)
Email: admin@thejoinscience.com
Website: www.thejoinscience.com
Last updated: August 2026
