Privacy Policy

The Agriculture Association of Textile Chemical and Critical Review Journal (AATCC Journal) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information provided by authors, reviewers, editors, and website visitors.

This Privacy Policy explains how personal and non-personal information is collected, used, stored, and protected through the journal’s website and editorial systems.

Information collected by the AATCC Journal is used strictly for academic publishing, editorial management, and operational purposes, including:

• Manuscript submission, peer review, and editorial decision-making
• Communication with authors, reviewers, and editors
• DOI registration, indexing, and long-term archiving
• Maintaining academic and editorial records
• Improving website functionality and user experience

The AATCC Journal does not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties.

Limited data sharing may occur only when necessary:

• With editors and reviewers for peer-review purposes
• With DOI registration agencies, indexing databases, and archiving services (metadata only)
• When required by applicable laws or regulatory authorities

The journal implements appropriate administrative and technical safeguards to protect personal data against:

• Unauthorized access
• Data loss, misuse, or alteration
• Unauthorized disclosure

Access to personal information is restricted to authorized editorial and administrative personnel only.

The AATCC Journal website may use cookies to:

• Enhance website functionality
• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
• Improve overall user experience

Users may disable cookies through browser settings; however, certain website features may not function properly as a result.

• Provide accurate and authentic information
• Maintain confidentiality of submitted manuscripts
• Adhere to ethical publishing and peer-review standards

Personal and manuscript-related information is retained:

• For as long as necessary for editorial processing, publication, and indexing
• In accordance with standard academic record-keeping practices

Rejected manuscripts and reviewer records may be retained internally for editorial reference and integrity purposes.

The AATCC Journal website may contain links to external or third-party websites. The journal is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such websites.

The AATCC Journal reserves the right to revise or update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be published on this page. Continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.