Information We Collect
Personal information
- Full name
- Email address
- Institutional affiliation
- Department
- Country
- ORCID iD (if provided)
- Contact details
- Profile photograph (optional)
- Professional biography (optional)
Manuscript information
When authors submit manuscripts, we collect:
- Manuscript files
- Supplementary files
- Author details
- Corresponding author information
- Funding information
- Conflict of interest declarations
- Ethical approval statements
- Copyright and licensing information
Reviewer information
For reviewers, we may collect:
- Name
- Email address
- Institution
- Areas of expertise
- Review comments
- Recommendation on submitted manuscripts
Automatically collected information
When you browse our website, we may automatically collect:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Operating system
- Date and time of access
- Pages visited
- Referral source
- Cookies and usage analytics
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Process manuscript submissions
- Manage peer review
- Publish accepted articles
- Communicate with authors, reviewers and editors
- Verify author identity
- Improve our journal platform
- Respond to enquiries
- Prevent fraud and plagiarism
- Maintain publication records
- Comply with legal and ethical publishing requirements
Peer Review Confidentiality
All manuscripts submitted to MPA Research are treated as confidential.
Reviewer identities and review comments are handled according to the peer review model adopted by the journal, unless disclosure is required by law or publication policy.
Editors and reviewers are expected to maintain confidentiality throughout the review process.
Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical and organizational safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
Although we strive to protect your information, no internet transmission or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Data Retention
We retain information for as long as necessary to:
- Maintain scholarly publication records
- Preserve published research
- Meet legal obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Support academic integrity investigations
Published article metadata may remain permanently available as part of the scholarly record.
Your Rights
Depending on applicable laws, you may have the right to:
- Access your personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Update your profile
- Request deletion of personal data where legally permissible
- Withdraw consent for certain processing activities
- Request a copy of your personal information
Requests can be submitted using the contact information below.
Third-Party Services
Our website may use trusted third-party services such as:
- Google Analytics
- DOI registration agencies
- ORCID
- Crossref
- Anti-plagiarism services
- Payment gateways (if article processing charges are collected)
These providers have their own privacy policies governing their services.
External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.
Children's Privacy
MPA Research does not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18.
International Users
As an international scholarly publisher, your information may be processed in countries where our editors, reviewers or service providers operate. By using our services, you consent to such processing in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The updated version will be posted on this page together with the revised effective date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to your enquiry promptly.