Privacy Statement

Governance and Management Review (GMR) is committed to protecting the privacy of our authors, reviewers, readers, and all users of our journal services. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information in accordance with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan guidelines and international best practices in scholarly publishing (COPE).
1. Information We Collect
To facilitate the peer review and publication process, we collect the following types of information:
Authors: Name, professional affiliation, email address, ORCID iD, mailing address, and biographical notes.
Reviewers: Professional background, areas of expertise, affiliation, and history of reviews conducted
for the journal.
Website Visitors: Standard web log information, IP addresses, and cookies to improve website functionality and user experience.
2. Use of Your Personal Information
The information collected is used solely for the following scholarly and administrative purposes:
To manage and process manuscript submissions.
To facilitate the double-blind peer review process.
To communicate with authors and reviewers regarding specific submissions.
To include necessary metadata (Author names, affiliations, and emails) in published articles for citation and indexing.
To notify users about new issues, calls for papers, or institutional announcements related to GMR.
Confidentiality Commitment: GMR ensures that the identity of reviewers is never disclosed to authors, and the identity of authors is hidden from reviewers during the review process. Manuscript content is treated as privileged information until publication.
3. Data Sharing and Disclosure
GMR does not sell, trade, or rent personal information to third parties. We share data only under the
following circumstances:
Indexing Services: Author names and affiliations are shared with global databases (e.g., HJRS,
Scopus, Google Scholar) to ensure the visibility of research.
Plagiarism Detection: Manuscripts are processed through Turnitin as per HEC policy.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or the regulations of the University of the Punjab.
4. Open Access and Rights
As an Open Access journal, once a manuscript is published, the author's name and affiliation become part of the permanent public record. This record cannot be altered or removed to maintain the integrity of the scientific archive, in accordance with the Intellectual Property and Copyrights Ordinance 1962.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. Our online submission system (OJS) uses encrypted protocols to secure user accounts and manuscript data.
6. User Rights
Registered users have the right to:
Access and update their personal profile information via the journal website.
Request the deactivation of their account (note: this does not apply to metadata of already published articles).
Opt-out of receiving non-essential journal communications.
7. Contact Information
For any queries regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your data, please contact the Editorial Office
at:
Governance and Management Review (GMR)
Institute of Administrative Sciences (IAS), University of the Punjab
New Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
Email: amani.ias@pu.edu.pk

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