Privacy Statement

The Journal of Discourse, Culture & Society (JDCS) is committed to safeguarding the privacy, personal data, and confidentiality of all registered users, including authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.

Collection and Use of Personal Data

Personal data entered into this journal management system—including names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, disciplinary expertise, and ORCID identifiers—is collected solely to support the editorial, peer review, and publication workflows of JDCS. Specifically, this data is used to:

  • Manage manuscript submissions, editorial evaluations, and double-anonymised peer review;
  • Communicate with authors, reviewers, and editors on manuscript status and publication updates;
  • Accurately attribute published scholarly contributions (e.g., author metadata in published articles and in indexing feeds);
  • Track editorial metrics and maintain the journal’s historical archive.

Data Protection and Confidentiality

  • Personal data collected by JDCS will never be sold, leased, shared, or otherwise distributed to third parties for commercial, marketing, or promotional purposes.
  • Author and reviewer identities are treated with strict confidentiality to preserve the integrity of the double-anonymised peer review process. Reviewer details are never disclosed to authors, and unpublished manuscript files are treated as privileged and confidential.
  • JDCS and its publisher, Artsürem, handle all personal data in accordance with international and national data protection standards, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK, Law No. 6698).

User Rights and Data Rectification

Registered users retain the right to access, review, update, or request the deletion of their personal profiles and account information at any time via their user dashboard or by contacting the editorial office. However, anonymised peer-review records and published article metadata associated with the scientific record cannot be altered or erased retrospectively.