Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement for Journal of Language Science and Practice

Last Updated: 2025-08-01

Journal of Language Science and Practice (hereinafter referred to as "the Journal") is committed to protecting the privacy and data security of all users (including readers, authors, reviewers, editors, and all other registered users). This Privacy Statement explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you use our Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform (located at Journal of Language Science and Practice).

1. Data Controller
The Journal is published by Focuscholar and is the controller of your personal data. If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, please contact us at jlsp@foucuscholar.com .

2. Information We Collect
The information we collect is necessary for the core functions of academic publishing. This includes:

  • Personal Identifiable Information: When you register, submit a manuscript, participate in peer review, or subscribe to notifications, we collect information such as your name, email address, institution, professional title, contact details, academic background, and areas of interest.

  • Submission Content Information: The manuscripts you submit, metadata (abstracts, keywords, funding information, etc.), and all supplementary materials.

  • Interaction Data: All communication records, review comments, editorial decisions, and revision history generated during the editorial and peer review process.

  • Usage Data: When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access time, and browsing behavior data collected through cookies and similar technologies (see Section 5).

3. How We Use Your Information
Your information will be used solely for the following explicit academic purposes:

  • Executing the Publishing Process: For the entire manuscript handling process, including editorial assessment, peer review, editorial production, publication, archiving, and indexing.

  • Communication: To communicate with you regarding your submissions, review tasks, subscriptions, or inquiries you initiate.

  • Service Improvement: To analyze anonymized usage data to improve our website platform and user experience.

  • Academic Dissemination: When an article is published, your name, affiliation, and contact information (e.g., email) will be publicly displayed alongside your article to acknowledge your contribution and facilitate academic exchange.

  • Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or respond to valid legal processes.

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We take your privacy seriously and will never sell your personal data for marketing purposes. We only share your information under the following necessary circumstances:

  • Necessary Academic Participants: To complete the review and editorial process, your manuscript information and necessary personal identifiable information (e.g., name, institution) may be shared with editorial board members, invited reviewers, and potential journal partners (e.g., copy editors, proofreaders). We require all parties to keep your manuscript information confidential.

  • Public Information: Once an article is accepted for publication, your name, affiliation, contact information (e.g., email), and the article content will be permanently made public.

  • Service Providers: We may use third-party service providers (e.g., hosting services, technical support) bound by contracts to access your data solely for the purpose of providing services to us.

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, property, and safety of our platform.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies to maintain user login sessions, remember preferences, and analyze overall traffic and trends. You can reject most cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect some functionalities of the website.

6. Your Rights
Depending on the laws of your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access and Correction: You can access, view, and update most of your personal profile information we hold by logging into your OJS account at any time.

  • Data Portability: You may request a copy of the data you provided to us.

  • Right to Erasure: In certain circumstances, you may request the deletion of your personal data. However, please note that data related to published articles must generally be retained permanently for the purposes of academic record integrity, research integrity, and citation.

  • Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw previously given consent for data processing.

To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 1.

7. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this statement.

  • Account Information: We retain your information as long as your account is active.

  • Published Articles: Metadata and content related to published articles will be retained indefinitely as part of the permanent academic record.

  • Submission Records: Records and data related to unpublished manuscripts will be anonymized or deleted after a reasonable period.

8. International Data Transfers
Our servers may be located outside your country/region. We will take appropriate measures to ensure that your data receives the same level of protection as in its country of origin.

9. Information Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and managerial measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

10. Changes to This Statement
We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this statement periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.