Privacy Statement

Last updated: 13 August 2026

The Journal of Green Economy and Optimization Research (JGEOR), published by the Green Economy and Optimization Research Lab, respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other users of its website and editorial management system.

1. Information We Collect

JGEOR may collect personal information provided voluntarily by users when they register, submit manuscripts, participate in peer review, communicate with the Editorial Office, or otherwise use the journal platform. Such information may include:

  • name and surname;
  • email address and contact information;
  • institutional affiliation;
  • country and professional details;
  • ORCID iD, where provided;
  • usernames and account information;
  • manuscript submission and editorial correspondence;
  • peer-review and editorial records;
  • technical information generated through normal use of the website, including basic server and usage data.

2. Purpose of Data Processing

Personal information is used only for purposes related to the scholarly publishing activities of JGEOR, including:

  • managing manuscript submissions;
  • administering editorial and peer-review processes;
  • communicating with authors, reviewers, editors, and readers;
  • maintaining the integrity and scholarly record of the journal;
  • publishing article and author metadata;
  • improving the operation, security, and usability of the journal website;
  • fulfilling legitimate administrative, technical, ethical, and legal requirements associated with scholarly publishing.

3. Publication of Author Information

Information associated with published scholarly works, such as author names, institutional affiliations, ORCID identifiers, article titles, abstracts, keywords, references, and other bibliographic metadata, may be made publicly available as part of the scholarly record.

Published metadata may also be distributed, harvested, indexed, or preserved through scholarly databases, search engines, repositories, indexing services, library systems, DOI-related services, and other academic information infrastructures.

4. Peer Review and Confidentiality

Information relating to unpublished manuscripts and peer-review activities is treated as confidential and is accessible only to persons who require such access for legitimate editorial or technical purposes.

Reviewers and authors are expected to respect the confidentiality requirements established in the journal’s peer-review and publication ethics policies.

5. Data Sharing

JGEOR does not disclose personal information for unrelated commercial purposes.

Personal information may, where necessary, be processed by service providers supporting the operation of the journal, such as website hosting, email, technical infrastructure, preservation, indexing, metadata registration, and scholarly publishing services.

Only information necessary for the relevant service or scholarly publishing purpose should be shared.

6. Cookies and Usage Data

The JGEOR website may use cookies and similar technical mechanisms required for user authentication, session management, security, preferences, and the normal functioning of the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.

The journal may also collect aggregated usage information to understand how the website and published content are accessed and used.

7. Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for editorial, scholarly, administrative, ethical, technical, archival, or legal purposes.

Certain information associated with submissions, editorial decisions, peer review, and published works may need to be retained as part of the journal’s permanent scholarly and editorial record.

8. User Rights

Users may contact the Editorial Office to request access to, correction of, or where appropriate deletion of their personal information.

Some information may not be removable where retention is necessary to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record, document editorial processes, meet legal or ethical obligations, or maintain published article metadata.

9. External Services and Links

The journal website may contain links to external websites, databases, repositories, ORCID, DOI services, or other scholarly platforms. JGEOR is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent external websites and services.

10. Changes to this Privacy Statement

JGEOR may update this Privacy Statement when necessary to reflect changes in journal practices, technologies, services, or applicable requirements. The most recent version will be published on the journal website.

11. Contact

Questions or requests concerning privacy and personal data may be directed to:

Editorial Office
Journal of Green Economy and Optimization Research (JGEOR)
Green Economy and Optimization Research Lab
Baku, Azerbaijan
Email: office@jgeor.org
Website: https://jgeor.org/