1. General Provisions
Public Goods and Governance is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of its authors, reviewers, editors, and readers. The journal processes all personal data in strict accordance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
2. Data We Collect and Process
The journal collects and processes personal data necessary for the standard functioning of a peer-reviewed scholarly journal. This includes:
Contact Information: Full name, institutional affiliation, country, and email address.
Academic Identifiers: ORCID iD, research fields, and biographical notes (if provided by the author).
Editorial History: Submission records, reviewer comments, and editorial correspondence.
Technical Data: Cookies and system metadata used solely to ensure proper website functionality and to collect aggregated, anonymized readership statistics.
3. Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing
Personal data entered into this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated editorial and publishing purposes of the journal. The legal bases for processing are:
Performance of a Contract: To manage manuscript submissions, peer review, and publication processes.
Legitimate Interest: To maintain the integrity and transparency of the public record of scholarly publishing, including the permanent display of author metadata alongside published articles.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
The journal does not use personal data for commercial purposes and will not sell, rent, or share personal information with third parties, except where strictly necessary for journal operations.
Scholarly Indexing: Publicly accessible article metadata (author names, affiliations, emails, ORCID iDs, and abstracts) will be shared with international indexing databases to ensure the global visibility of the research.
Peer Review: Reviewers will see author information only if the journal’s review model permits (in the case of double-blind review, author identity remains fully confidential).
5. Data Retention and Rights
Published materials, including author metadata, form a permanent part of the scholarly archive and will be retained indefinitely to preserve the integrity of the scientific record.
For unpublished data (e.g., accounts, reviewer contact details), users retain the right under the GDPR to access their data, request corrections, or request deletion (“right to be forgotten”), provided it does not compromise the academic record. For any data privacy inquiries, please contact the Editorial Board.