Privacy Statement

The Journal of Kyrgyzstan Studies (JKS) respects user privacy and takes seriously its responsibility to protect personal data. This Privacy Statement explains how your personal data is collected, used, and protected.

Information Collected

When you register with the journal or submit a manuscript, we may collect the following information:

  • First name, last name, and title
  • Email address
  • Institutional affiliation and academic position
  • ORCID identifier (mandatory for authors)
  • Postal address (optional)
  • Academic interests and areas of expertise
  • Correspondence relating to manuscript submission and review processes

Purpose of Use

Personal information collected is used solely for the journal's academic purposes:

  • Conducting editorial and peer-review processes
  • Facilitating communication between authors, reviewers, and editors
  • Establishing academic records of published content and transmitting metadata to indexing databases
  • Sending journal announcements (only with explicit consent)
  • Fulfilling legal obligations

Sharing with Third Parties

Your personal data is not shared with third parties except in the following cases:

  • Academic indexing databases: Author information for published articles (name, affiliation, ORCID) is automatically transmitted to DOAJ, Crossref, and similar academic indexes. This sharing is a natural part of academic publishing.
  • OJS / PKP: Anonymised aggregate data, such as article metrics, may be shared with the software developer Public Knowledge Project (PKP). Such sharing contains no personal data.
  • Legal obligations: Information may be disclosed where required by law, legal process, or competent authorities.

Data Security

Personal data is protected by reasonable technical and administrative security measures against unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure. Data is transmitted via encrypted connections (HTTPS) and stored on secure servers.

Data Retention Period

Personal data is retained for as long as necessary for the journal's academic purposes. If you request account deletion, all personal data will be removed within a reasonable period, except where retention is required by law. Author information in published articles will be retained to preserve the integrity of the academic record.

User Rights

Under the GDPR and applicable data protection legislation, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access: to obtain information about the personal data held about you
  • Right to rectification: to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Right to erasure: to request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions ("right to be forgotten")
  • Right to restrict processing: to request that processing be limited
  • Right to data portability: to receive your data in a structured format
  • Right to object: to object to the processing of your data

To exercise these rights, please contact us at editor@kyrgyzstanstudies.com. Requests will be addressed within a reasonable time.

Cookies

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Children's Privacy

The journal system is not designed for individuals under the age of 18. Personal data is not knowingly collected from users under 18.

Policy Updates

This Privacy Statement may be updated from time to time. Significant changes will be communicated to users by email or via the website.

Contact

For questions regarding this Privacy Statement or the processing of your personal data, please contact us:

Journal of Kyrgyzstan Studies (JKS)
Editorial Board
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