Privacy Statement
Ethical Principles
Your privacy is important to International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research. This privacy statement provides information about the personal information that IJHSDR collects, and the journal uses that personal information.IJHSDR may collect and use personal information that is necessary for the processing and publication of manuscripts submitted to us. This information may include names, affiliation and contact details; including postal address, emails, phone numbers and fax numbers.
Authors must disclose to these individuals whether any potential identifiable material might be available via the Internet as well as in print after publication. Study participant consent should be written and archived with the journal, the authors, or both, as dictated by local regulations or laws. The Journal requires that all authors obtain written study participant consent and that this be archived by the author and available for inspection for a period of at least three years. A written statement should be included in the manuscript that attests that the authors have obtained and archived written study participant consent. Nonessential identifying details should be omitted. Informed consent should be obtained if there is any doubt that anonymity can be maintained. If identifying characteristics are altered to protect anonymity, such as in genetic pedigrees, authors should provide assurance, and editors should so note, that such alterations do not distort scientific meaning.
Authors are welcome to submit multiple manuscripts; however, each submission will be scheduled according to the journal’s publication policy, ensuring that no single issue contains multiple papers from the same author group. Exceptions may be made only if an earlier submission is rejected.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License International CC-BY, that allows others to share the work, with an acknowledgement of the works authorship and initial publication in this Journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work , with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as an earlier and greater citation of published work .
Manuscripts will be reviewed with due respect for authors’ and reviewers’ confidentiality. Our editors have been instructed to not disclose information about manuscripts to anyone other than the authors and reviewers.
In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the internet and may be available around the world.
You agree to such cross-border transfers of personal information.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research may update this privacy policy by posting a new version on this website.
To maintain fairness, diversity, and scientific integrity, authors are not permitted to submit more than one manuscript for consideration in the same journal issue. Additionally, if an article by the same author group or one author is accepted and published, subsequent manuscripts from the same group or author cannot appear in the immediately following issue.
This policy helps ensure balanced representation of research, prevents undue repetition, and upholds the quality and integrity of the journal.
The Journal’s website contains links to other websites.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or IJHSDR treatment of your personal information, please send an email to
