Journal of Preclinical Therapeutics ("JPT," "we," "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to this website and individuals who submit manuscripts, participate in peer review, register with the journal, or otherwise interact with the journal.
Information We Collect
When you submit a manuscript, register as an author or reviewer, or contact the editorial office, we may collect information that you provide directly, including your name, email address, institutional affiliation, professional information, correspondence, and manuscript or review-related content.
JPT does not charge authors publication or article processing fees. Accordingly, the journal does not collect payment information for manuscript submission or publication.
How We Use Information
Information collected through the journal website and editorial processes is used for legitimate journal operations, including:
- managing manuscript submissions and peer review;
- communicating with authors, reviewers, editors, and other journal participants;
- maintaining editorial and publication records;
- processing and publishing accepted articles and associated metadata;
- responding to enquiries; and
- fulfilling publication-ethics, archiving, and scholarly-record requirements.
JPT does not sell or rent personal information. Personal information is not shared with third parties for their marketing purposes.
Information may be disclosed where reasonably necessary to operate the journal, comply with applicable law, respond to lawful requests, or address publication-ethics matters.
Confidentiality of Peer Review
Information relating to peer review is handled in accordance with the journal's peer-review policy. Reviewer identities and confidential review materials will not be disclosed except where disclosure is permitted or required under the journal's policies, applicable law, or established publication-ethics procedures.
Cookies
The website may use limited functional cookies or similar technologies where necessary for basic website operation, session management, security, or other essential functions. JPT does not intentionally use cookies for advertising or behavioural tracking.
Data Retention
Manuscript, peer-review, editorial, and publication records may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to administer the journal, maintain the integrity of the scholarly record, support publication-ethics processes, and comply with applicable legal or institutional requirements. Published scholarly content and associated bibliographic information may be retained permanently as part of the academic record.
Data Security
JPT takes reasonable measures to protect information handled through its website and editorial processes against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
External Websites and Services
The journal website may contain links to external websites or services. JPT is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.
Your Questions and Requests
Questions concerning this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information may be directed to: info@jpt.co.in
Policy Updates
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the journal's website, editorial processes, applicable requirements, or privacy practices. The current version will be made available on this page.