All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents throughout the editorial and peer-review process. Access to submitted manuscripts is limited to:

1. Editors (Members of Editorial Team)
2. Editorial Office staff involved in processing
3. Assigned Peer Reviewers
4. Individuals Directly Involved in the Publication Decision

Editorial Team Members, reviewers, and editorial staff must not disclose information about submitted manuscripts, authors, reviewers, or editorial decisions to unauthorized persons.

Personal information collected during submission and publication processes is used only for legitimate journal-related purposes, including editorial communication, indexing, archiving, and scholarly dissemination.