Privacy Statement

NextGen International Journal of Social Science Publisher: NextGen Research and Innovative Press Contact Email: nextgeneditorial1@gmail.com

1. Introduction

NextGen Research and Innovative Press is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other users of the NextGen International Journal of Social Science website.

This statement explains how personal information may be collected, used, stored, and protected when individuals access the journal website or participate in its publishing activities.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use the journal website, we may collect:

• Names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, and professional details.
• Account credentials and information required to manage user accounts.
• Manuscripts, author details, reviewer reports, and editorial correspondence.
• Information voluntarily provided through contact forms or email.
• Basic technical information, such as browser type, access logs, and website usage data, where applicable.

Users should avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive personal information.

3. How We Use Your Information

Information may be used to:

• Process and manage manuscript submissions.
• Coordinate peer review and editorial decisions.
• Communicate with authors, reviewers, and editors.
• Publish article metadata and author information where appropriate.
• Maintain website security and improve journal services.
• Meet applicable legal, ethical, and scholarly publishing requirements.

4. Manuscript Confidentiality

Unpublished manuscripts, reviewer reports, and confidential editorial communications are handled for legitimate editorial purposes and should only be accessible to authorized individuals.

The journal does not intend to disclose confidential peer-review materials publicly without appropriate authorization, except where required by law or applicable publishing policies.

5. Publicly Available Information

When an article is published, information such as the article title, author names, affiliations, abstract, references, and publication details may be made publicly available as part of the scholarly record.

Authors should ensure that submitted manuscripts do not contain personal information that should not be published.

6. Cookies and Website Analytics

The journal website may use cookies or similar technologies to support account authentication, maintain user preferences, improve security, or analyze website usage, depending on the services implemented.

Users may manage cookies through their browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functions.

7. Data Sharing and Third-Party Services

Personal information may be shared with authorized editors, reviewers, publishing service providers, hosting providers, or scholarly metadata services when necessary to operate the journal.

Information may also be disclosed where required by law or to protect the security and integrity of the publishing platform.

The journal should use appropriate safeguards when engaging third-party services that process personal information.

8. Data Security and Retention

Reasonable technical and organizational measures should be used to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure.

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for editorial operations, publication records, legal obligations, and legitimate scholarly purposes.

No online system can guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, users may request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal information where appropriate.

Some information, including published scholarly records and records required for research integrity, may need to be retained.

Privacy-related requests can be sent to nextgeneditorial1@gmail.com.

10. Children's Privacy

The journal website is intended for scholarly and professional use and is not specifically directed at children. Individuals should not submit children's personal information unless necessary for legitimate research purposes and handled in accordance with applicable consent, ethics, and data-protection requirements.

11. Changes to This Statement

This privacy statement may be updated as the journal's website, editorial processes, or legal obligations evolve. The latest version published on the official website will apply from its stated effective date.

12. Contact Us

For questions, concerns, or requests relating to personal information and privacy, contact:

NextGen International Journal of Social Science Publisher: NextGen Research and Innovative Press Email: nextgeneditorial1@gmail.com

By using the journal website, users acknowledge this statement. Where consent is legally required for specific data-processing activities, that consent will be obtained separately as appropriate.