Privacy Policy for the North African Journal of Food and Nutrition (NAJFNR)
Last Updated: [07.12.2025]
The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research is committed to protecting the privacy of our authors, reviewers, editors, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information we collect, how it is used and protected, and your rights regarding your data.
By using the NAJFNR website www.najfnr.com and submitting your information, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information necessary for the operation of the journal, the peer-review process, and website functionality.
A. Information You Provide Directly:
User Accounts: Name, institutional affiliation, email address, academic credentials, ORCID iD, areas of expertise, and password when you register as an author, reviewer, or editor.
Manuscript Submission: All data contained in submitted manuscripts, including author names, co-author details, contact information, and any personal data within the manuscript or cover letter.
Correspondence: Any personal information you provide when you contact us via email or through contact forms.
Newsletter Sign-ups: Email address and name for receiving journal updates.
B. Information Collected Automatically:
Log Data: When you visit our site, our servers may automatically record information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, access times, and clickstream data. This is used for analytics, security, and site operation.
2. How We Use Your Information:
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
To facilitate the peer-review and publication process, including manuscript handling, reviewer assignment, and communication with authors, reviewers, and editors.
To manage user accounts on our journal platform (OJS).
To send important administrative notices, such as confirmations, notifications about manuscript status, and changes to journal policies.
To distribute published content to subscribers and indexing services.
To send periodic newsletters or announcements about the journal, calls for papers, or relevant events (you may opt-out at any time).
To improve our website's functionality, content, and user experience through aggregated analytics.
To prevent fraud, ensure security, and comply with legal obligations.
3. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
With Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you (e.g., hosting providers, email service platforms, manuscript submission systems). These parties are contractually obligated to keep information confidential.
For Academic Purposes: Published articles, including author names, affiliations, and contact details (email), are permanently and publicly available as part of the scholarly record. Reviewer identities are typically kept confidential from authors, unless an open review model is explicitly used.
With Indexing & Abstracting Services: Necessary bibliographic information (author names, article title, abstract, etc.) is shared with databases like PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, etc., for indexing.
When Required by Law: To comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights, ensure safety, or investigate fraud.
4. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy.
User Account Data: Retained for the lifespan of your account.
Manuscript Data: Correspondence, reviews, and submission data are retained as part of the permanent scholarly record, even for rejected manuscripts, for integrity and dispute resolution purposes.
Published Articles: Author information and article metadata are retained indefinitely as part of the published scientific record.
5. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
Access the personal data we hold about you.
Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Request deletion of your personal data (subject to certain limitations, such as our obligation to maintain the scholarly record).
Object to or restrict certain processing.
Data portability (to receive your data in a structured format).
Withdraw consent for future processing where consent was the legal basis.
