Privacy Statement

Discovery uses personal information to operate this journal, manage submissions and peer review, communicate with participants and maintain the scholarly record.

Information used by the journal

Account information includes the name, email address, affiliation, country and other profile details a user supplies. Submissions contain author information, manuscripts, supporting files, declarations and editorial correspondence. Technical records may include IP addresses, request logs and session information needed to operate and protect the website.

Access and publication

Journal staff use this information for the relevant editorial or administrative task. Reviewers receive the material assigned to them under the journal’s review policy. Author identities are withheld from reviewers during double-anonymous review through the journal workflow and the preparation of anonymized files.

If an article is published, its author names, affiliations, contribution statements and other approved publication details form part of the public scholarly record. Authors should check these details before publication and obtain the necessary permissions for information about other people.

Service providers and cookies

The website uses hosting, network protection and software services to operate. Those services may process technical or account data as needed to provide their functions. Essential session cookies support login, form submission and account security. Personal information is not sold or supplied for unrelated advertising.

Retention and requests

Editorial records are retained as needed to manage submissions, resolve questions about the process and preserve the integrity of published work. Public article metadata and linked corrections may need to remain part of the scholarly record. Removing an account does not necessarily remove these records.

Users can update profile details through their account. Requests concerning access, correction or account closure should be sent through the journal’s contact route with enough information to identify the account. Identity verification may be needed before a request is acted on. Please do not send passwords or unnecessary sensitive documents.