Privacy Statement

Management Strategies and Engineering Sciences (MSES) is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of its authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and registered users. Personal information collected through this journal website is used solely for the purposes of scholarly publishing, editorial management, and communication related to the journal's activities.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

The journal collects personal information such as names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, ORCID iDs (where provided), and other information required for manuscript submission, peer review, editorial communication, and publication.

This information is used exclusively for:

  • Managing manuscript submissions and the peer-review process;

  • Communicating with authors, reviewers, editors, and readers;

  • Publishing accepted articles and their associated metadata;

  • Maintaining the integrity and quality of the scholarly publishing process;

  • Improving journal services and website functionality.

Personal information will never be sold, rented, or disclosed to third parties for marketing or commercial purposes.

Editorial and Publishing Systems

MSES is published using the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). Limited technical information may be processed by the publishing platform solely to support journal operations and system maintenance. Any such processing is carried out in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection standards.

Cookies

The journal website may use essential cookies to maintain secure user sessions, facilitate login, remember user preferences, and improve website performance. These cookies do not collect personal information for advertising or marketing purposes.

Users may disable cookies through their browser settings; however, some website functions may not operate properly.

Data Security

The journal implements appropriate administrative and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Access to personal information is limited to authorized editorial staff involved in the publication process.

Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary to support the editorial and publication record of the journal or to comply with legal and scholarly publishing obligations.

User Rights

Registered users may request to review, correct, or update their personal information by contacting the Editorial Office. Where applicable under relevant data protection regulations, users may also request deletion of their personal data, provided that such deletion does not compromise the integrity of the scholarly record.

Third-Party Services

The journal website may contain links to external websites or services. MSES is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.

Changes to this Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement may be updated periodically to reflect changes in legal requirements, publishing practices, or journal policies. Any revisions will be published on this page with immediate effect.

Contact

Questions regarding this Privacy Statement or the processing of personal information may be directed to the Editorial Office through the contact information provided on the journal's Contact page.

 

Last revised:
August 2026