Information we collect

We collect information that users provide during account registration, proposal or manuscript submission, editorial activity, and direct communication. This may include names, contact details, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, contributor information, manuscript files, publication metadata, correspondence, and disclosure records.

The platform may also record essential technical information such as IP address, browser details, access time, requested pages, session cookies, and security logs.

How information is used

• To administer submissions, editorial assessment, review, production, publication, and corrections.
• To communicate with contributors and maintain accurate scholarly records.
• To register and distribute publication metadata to discovery, preservation, and indexing services.
• To protect accounts, investigate misuse, maintain platform reliability, and meet legal obligations.
• To respond to support, rights, permissions, and privacy requests.

Sharing and disclosure

Personal information is not sold or rented. It may be shared only with authorised editors, reviewers, service providers, publishing partners, infrastructure providers, metadata and preservation services, or legal authorities when required for legitimate publishing operations or applicable law. Review identities and confidential files are handled according to the relevant editorial policy.

Cookies, security, and retention

Essential cookies support login sessions, workflow state, accessibility, and security. Administrative, technical, and organisational safeguards are used to protect stored information. Records are retained only for as long as necessary for publishing, scholarly recordkeeping, contractual, security, and legal purposes.

Your choices and rights

Depending on applicable law, users may request access, correction, restriction, objection, portability, or deletion of personal information. Some records may need to be preserved where they form part of the scholarly record or are required for legal, contractual, fraud-prevention, or research-integrity purposes.

External services and policy changes

Links to third-party websites are governed by those services' own policies. This statement may be revised when the platform, publishing services, or legal requirements change. The current version published on this page applies to use of the books platform.