Personal information collected through the Qubahan Political Journal (QPJ) Open Journal Systems platform is used only for legitimate scholarly publishing, editorial, administrative, integrity, preservation, and communication purposes.

Information may include:

• names;
• affiliations;
• email addresses;
• ORCID identifiers;
• manuscript information;
• editorial correspondence;
• reviewer information; and
• other information required for scholarly publishing.

QPJ does not sell personal information to third parties.

Personal information will not be made publicly available except where required for scholarly publication, such as author or editorial-board information, or where disclosure is required by law or reasonably necessary for a legitimate research-integrity investigation.

Reviewer identities are treated confidentially under the journal's double-anonymous peer-review process.

QPJ and its publisher take reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, or loss.

Authors and reviewers are responsible for ensuring that personal or confidential information belonging to research participants is handled in accordance with applicable ethical and legal requirements.