Privacy Statement

Al-Azhar Islamic Law Review (AILREV) respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, and registered users of the journal platform.

Personal information collected through the journal's submission and editorial systems is used primarily for purposes related to:

  • manuscript submission;
  • peer review;
  • editorial communication;
  • publication and article metadata;
  • reviewer management;
  • journal administration; and
  • communication concerning the editorial process.

Use of Personal Information

Personal information provided by users may be used for purposes directly related to the operation and management of the journal.

Information may include, where voluntarily provided:

  • name;
  • institutional affiliation;
  • email address;
  • academic profile;
  • correspondence;
  • manuscript-related information; and
  • other information necessary for editorial administration.

Confidentiality

Information relating to submitted manuscripts and peer review is treated confidentially.

Editors, reviewers, and editorial staff should not disclose confidential manuscript information to unauthorized persons.

Reviewer identities should be protected in accordance with the peer-review model adopted by the journal.

Data Security

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

However, users should recognize that no internet-based transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Disclosure of Information

Personal information may be disclosed when reasonably necessary for:

  1. fulfilling the editorial and publishing process;
  2. complying with applicable legal obligations;
  3. investigating publication-ethics concerns;
  4. resolving legitimate disputes or complaints; or
  5. protecting the integrity of the journal's scholarly record.

The journal does not sell personal information collected through its editorial system.

Author and Reviewer Information

Information submitted by authors and reviewers is used to administer the journal's editorial activities.

Published articles may contain author names, institutional affiliations, ORCID information, acknowledgements, funding information, and other bibliographic metadata where applicable.

Privacy and Publication Ethics

AILREV considers confidentiality and responsible handling of personal information to be an integral part of responsible scholarly publishing.

Authors, reviewers, editors, and journal staff are expected to handle personal and manuscript-related information responsibly throughout the editorial and publication process.