PRIVACY STATEMENT

Protection of Personal Data, Confidentiality, and Digital Security

The Insights-Journal of Health and Rehabilitation is committed to protecting personal information and ensuring compliance with:

  • GDPR principles
  • Data protection laws
  • COPE privacy recommendations
  • Secure data management practices

The Privacy Statement outlines how the journal collects, stores, uses, and safeguards personal data of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.

 

  1. Information Collected

The journal collects information such as:

  • Names and affiliations
  • Email addresses
  • ORCID iDs
  • Phone numbers (if needed for communication)
  • Manuscript files
  • Peer review reports
  • Metadata used for indexing

Information is collected solely for editorial and publication purposes.

 

  1. How Information Is Used

Data is used to:

  • manage submissions
  • process peer reviews
  • communicate with authors and reviewers
  • maintain publication records
  • ensure academic integrity
  • disseminate published content
  • comply with metadata requirements

IJHR does not sell, share, or distribute personal information to third parties for marketing or commercial gain.

 

  1. Data Storage and Security

Data is stored securely using:

  • encrypted servers
  • password-protected systems
  • controlled administrative access
  • regular backups
  • compliance with digital preservation standards

 

  1. User Rights

Users have the right to:

  • request access to their information
  • request correction of inaccurate data
  • request deletion of unnecessary data
  • withdraw consent where applicable

The journal will fulfill such requests promptly.

 

COPYRIGHT STATEMENT

Protection of Intellectual Property and Responsible Use

All content published in IJHR is governed by international copyright laws and the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

 

  1. Author Rights

Authors retain:

  • full copyright
  • the right to reuse their work for academic purposes
  • the right to deposit manuscripts in repositories
  • the right to use content for teaching, presentations, and non-commercial purposes

Authors grant the journal:

  • the right to publish
  • the right to archive
  • the right to distribute
  • the right to assign DOIs
  • the right to index metadata

 

  1. User Rights

Under the CC BY-NC-ND license, readers may:

  • download content
  • share content for educational and non-commercial use
  • cite the work with proper attribution

Users may not:

  • alter, remix, or transform the content
  • use it commercially
  • publish derivative works
  • use text or images without citation

 

  1. Permissions and Reuse

Requests for:

  • translations
  • derivative works
  • commercial reprints

must be submitted to the journal’s editorial office for approval.

 

  1. Copyright Infringement

Unauthorized use may result in:

  • legal action
  • takedown notices
  • revocation of user access
  • notification to institutions

DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

Ensuring Transparency, Accountability, and Trust in Scholarly Publishing

The Insights-Journal of Health and Rehabilitation (IJHR) is committed to maintaining the highest levels of editorial transparency, research integrity, and ethical publishing. Disclosure of competing interests and potential conflicts of interest (COI) is central to sustaining trust among authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.

Clear identification and proper management of conflicts of interest ensure that scholarly work is evaluated and disseminated without bias, distortion, or undue influence.

This policy is written in alignment with the standards set by:

  • International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
  • Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)
  • Council of Science Editors (CSE)

 

  1. Definition of Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest exists when secondary interests (financial, personal, professional, academic, or institutional) have the potential to influence—or appear to influence—primary scholarly responsibilities such as:

  • conducting research
  • interpreting findings
  • writing manuscripts
  • evaluating manuscripts
  • making editorial decisions

Conflicts do not automatically imply wrongdoing; however, undisclosed or mismanaged conflicts can jeopardize the credibility of scientific work.

 

  1. Types of Conflicts of Interest
  2. Financial Conflicts

These include:

  • employment or consultancy arrangements
  • stock ownership or equity interests
  • honoraria or speaker fees
  • funding from commercial entities
  • paid expert testimony
  • royalties or patent rights
  • payments for research materials or equipment
  1. Personal Conflicts

These involve:

  • close personal relationships
  • academic rivalry or favoritism
  • family relationships
  • personal disputes
  • mentoring or supervisory relationships
  1. Professional Conflicts

These may arise from:

  • editorial roles at competing journals
  • positions on advisory boards
  • organizational leadership roles
  • competing research agendas
  • intellectual passion or personal beliefs that may bias judgment
  1. Institutional Conflicts

These include:

  • organizational affiliations influencing research outcomes
  • institutional funding that shapes study design
  • partnerships with commercial vendors or sponsors
  1. Academic Conflicts

These include:

  • disputes over authorship
  • competition for grants or recognition
  • pressure to publish for hiring or promotion

 

  1. Disclosure Requirements for Authors

All submitting authors must complete a Competing Interests Disclosure Statement, conforming to ICMJE guidelines.

Authors must disclose:

  • all funding sources
  • the role of the funder in study design, analysis, or reporting
  • financial relationships within the past three years
  • paid employment, consultancies, or grants
  • personal or professional relationships that may influence the manuscript
  • AI use during manuscript writing or data analysis
  • previous versions or related studies published elsewhere

Disclosure must appear in both:

  1. The manuscript submission form
  2. The published article under “Competing Interests”

Failure to disclose relevant conflicts may lead to:

  • rejection
  • retraction
  • institutional reporting

 

  1. Disclosure Requirements for Reviewers

Reviewers must immediately inform editors if they:

  • know the author(s)
  • have collaborated recently with the author(s)
  • have personal or professional relationships that may influence evaluation
  • are working on similar research
  • have financial interests in the study’s outcome
  • feel unable to provide an unbiased review

If a conflict is identified, the reviewer must decline the review request.

 

  1. Disclosure Requirements for Editors

Editors must:

  • recuse themselves from decisions involving manuscripts where they have conflicts
  • not handle papers authored by colleagues from their own institution
  • avoid manuscripts where they have financial or personal connections
  • refrain from using privileged information for personal research

Alternative editorial oversight is assigned in such cases.

 

  1. Public Disclosure

Conflicts of interest relevant to the study will be openly published on the article’s first page.

Examples include:

  • “The authors declare no conflicts of interest.”
  • “Author A received funding from XYZ Corporation.”
  • “Author B served as a consultant for ABC Foundation.”

Transparency ensures readers can interpret the research ethically and responsibly.

 

  1. Management of Undisclosed or Discovered Conflicts

If a conflict emerges post-submission:

  • the editor conducts a formal investigation
  • authors may be asked for clarification
  • manuscripts may be withdrawn or rejected
  • published articles may be corrected or retracted

Corrections include:

  • Erratum (minor oversight)
  • Expression of Concern
  • Retraction (major ethical breach)