Privacy Statement

Educatum: Jurnal Dunia Pendidikan is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and personal information of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, research participants, and other users of the journal website. Personal information collected through the journal's Online Journal System (OJS) is used only for legitimate editorial, peer-review, publication, communication, indexing, archiving, and journal management purposes.

Personal Information Collected

Educatum may collect personal information voluntarily provided by users, including:

  • name and academic or professional title;

  • institutional affiliation;

  • email address and other contact information;

  • ORCID iD and other researcher identifiers;

  • academic expertise and biographical information;

  • manuscript submission and publication records;

  • peer-review activities and editorial correspondence; and

  • other information necessary to support the editorial and publication process.

The journal platform may also automatically record technical information such as IP addresses, browser information, login activity, access logs, and website usage data for security, system administration, service improvement, and statistical purposes.

Use of Personal Information

Personal information collected by Educatum may be used to:

  • manage manuscript submissions and editorial workflows;

  • facilitate communication among authors, editors, and reviewers;

  • conduct peer review and editorial evaluation;

  • process and publish scholarly articles;

  • register article metadata and Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs);

  • support indexing, abstracting, archiving, and digital preservation;

  • maintain the security and functionality of the journal platform; and

  • communicate information related to journal publication activities.

Personal information will not be used for unrelated commercial purposes without appropriate consent.

Publication and Disclosure of Information

Certain information associated with published articles, such as authors' names, institutional affiliations, ORCID iDs, correspondence details, article titles, abstracts, keywords, and other bibliographic metadata, may be made publicly available as part of the scholarly record.

Relevant article metadata may also be shared with DOI registration agencies, indexing and abstracting services, digital preservation systems, libraries, repositories, and other scholarly infrastructure when necessary for publication, dissemination, discoverability, citation, and long-term preservation.

Information relating to reviewers and confidential peer-review materials will remain confidential in accordance with Educatum's double-blind peer-review policy, except where disclosure is required by law, publication ethics procedures, or with the explicit consent of the individuals concerned.

Confidentiality of Manuscripts and Research Participants

Submitted manuscripts and all related editorial and peer-review materials are treated as confidential.

Because educational research may involve students, children, teachers, school personnel, persons with disabilities, or other potentially vulnerable participants, authors are responsible for protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all research participants.

Identifiable personal information, photographs, recordings, student data, participant statements, case descriptions, or other sensitive materials should only be included when ethically justified and when appropriate informed consent or permission for publication has been obtained.

Data Security and Retention

Educatum takes reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, or loss.

Personal information and editorial records may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to maintain the integrity and traceability of the scholarly record, support editorial and publication activities, resolve disputes, comply with ethical responsibilities, and meet applicable administrative or legal requirements.

Cookies and Website Usage

The Educatum website may use cookies or similar technologies to support user authentication, session management, website functionality, security, and statistical analysis.

Users may manage cookie preferences through their web browsers. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the journal website.

Third-Party Services

Educatum may use third-party services that support scholarly publishing, including services for DOI registration, similarity screening, indexing, archiving, analytics, and communication.

Personal or manuscript-related information may be shared with such services only when reasonably necessary to support legitimate editorial, publishing, dissemination, or preservation activities.

Users' Rights

Users may request the correction or updating of inaccurate personal information associated with their journal account by contacting the Editorial Office.

Certain information forming part of the permanent scholarly record may need to be retained even when deletion is requested, particularly where retention is necessary to preserve the integrity, transparency, and traceability of published articles, peer-review records, editorial decisions, or publication history.

Changes to This Privacy Statement

Educatum may update this Privacy Statement when necessary to reflect changes in journal policies, publishing practices, technology, or applicable requirements. Any revised version will be made available on the journal website.

By registering, submitting a manuscript, participating in peer review, or otherwise using the Educatum website, users acknowledge the collection and processing of information as described in this Privacy Statement.