iEditore, as Data Controller, processes personal data provided through the website and editorial platform of the International Journal of Wound Research (IJWR) in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the Italian Personal Data Protection Code, and other applicable data-protection requirements.
Personal data may be collected when users register on the platform, submit or review a manuscript, participate in editorial activities, contact the journal, or otherwise use the journal website.
Depending on the user’s role and interaction with the journal, the data processed may include:
- name and contact details;
- institutional affiliation and country;
- ORCID iD and professional information;
- research interests and areas of expertise;
- account and authentication information;
- manuscript, peer-review, editorial, and publication records;
- correspondence with the journal;
- technical, access, and security logs.
These data are processed for purposes connected with account management, manuscript submission, editorial assessment, peer review, production, publication, indexing, digital preservation, communication, platform security, research-integrity procedures, and compliance with legal and ethical obligations.
Personal data may be accessed only by authorized editors, reviewers, editorial staff, production personnel, technical administrators, and service providers where necessary for their respective functions. Personal data are not sold to third parties.
Certain information associated with published articles, including author names, affiliations, ORCID iDs, contribution statements, funding information, conflicts of interest, and bibliographic metadata, forms part of the permanent public scholarly record.
The journal applies appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, disclosure, or misuse. No online system can guarantee absolute security.
Data subjects may exercise the rights provided by applicable data-protection law, including access, rectification, restriction, objection, portability, and, where applicable, erasure. These rights may be limited where continued processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect editorial integrity, or preserve an accurate scholarly record.
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Complete information concerning the purposes and legal bases of processing, data recipients, international transfers, retention periods, cookies, third-party services, data-subject rights, and complaints to the supervisory authority is available in the journal’s Privacy Policy.