Privacy Statement

Crossroads Journal collects personal information provided by authors, reviewers, editors, and readers during registration, manuscript submission, peer review, and communication with the editorial office.

Crossroads Journal may collect the following categories of personal information:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Institutional affiliation
  • ORCID identifier (ORCID iD), where provided 
  • Biography information
  • Manuscript files
  • Reviewer comments
  • Editorial correspondence
  • Submission metadata
  • Login information
  • IP addresses and browser information
  • Usage statistics

Crossroads Journal website may use cookies and similar technologies to maintain user sessions, improve website functionality, and collect anonymous usage statistics.

Personal information is collected and processed solely for scholarly publishing activities, including manuscript submission, peer review management, editorial communication, publication, indexing, archiving, and improving journal services.

Article metadata may be shared with DOI registration agencies, indexing services, and scholarly databases to support discovery and preservation of published research.

Reviewer identities and review reports are treated as confidential and are not disclosed.

Crossroads Journal takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, or disclosure. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can guarantee absolute security.

Personal information associated with published articles and the scholarly record may be retained permanently to preserve academic integrity and ensure long-term accessibility. Other personal information is retained only as long as necessary for journal operations, legal obligations, and ethical requirements. Users may request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal information where applicable and subject to legal, ethical, and scholarly record requirements.

Published articles may include publicly available information such as author names, affiliations, abstracts, acknowledgments, and article metadata as part of the scholarly record.

Questions regarding this Privacy Statement may be directed to the Editor at [email protected]

 

Last updated: July 13th, 2026