Privacy Policy for Authors & Contributors

This Privacy Policy explains how Contemporary Innovations Journal own by Lujosh Ventures Ltd ("we", "us", "the Publisher") collects, uses, and protects personal data when you register as an author, submit an expression of interest, submit a manuscript, or otherwise interact with our Open Book Submission & Publication System (OBSPS).

1. Data We Collect

• Registration data: Name, email address, affiliation, country, ORCID iD, phone number, and password (stored as a secure hash).
• Submission data: Manuscript files, abstracts, keywords, cover letters, co-author details, and any personal information included in submitted documents.
• Payment data: APC payment references, transaction IDs, and proof-of-payment documents. We do not store full card numbers — payments are processed by Paystack or Flutterwave.
• Usage data: Log data including IP address, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps, collected automatically when you use our platform.
• Communications: Emails and messages exchanged with our editorial team.

2. How We Use Your Data

• To manage your author account and authenticate your login.
• To process manuscript submissions, conduct peer review, and communicate editorial decisions.
• To process APC payments and issue invoices.
• To publish your name, affiliation, ORCID, and chapter/book metadata on the book landing page and in metadata submitted to repositories (CrossRef, DOAB, OpenAIRE, etc.).
• To send you submission status updates, editorial communications, and — if you opt in — new call-for-chapters alerts.
• To maintain platform security, detect fraud, and comply with legal obligations.

3. Publication of Personal Data

Upon publication of a chapter or book, the following data become part of the permanent public record and are submitted to international repositories:

• Author name(s) and affiliation(s) as provided
• ORCID iD (if provided)
• Email address of the corresponding author (if you consent to its display)
• Chapter/book metadata including title, abstract, keywords, and DOI

This data is shared under the terms of the Creative Commons licence applied to the publication and cannot be fully retracted once distributed to repositories.

4. Data Sharing

We share your personal data only as necessary:

• Peer reviewers: Your manuscript (usually double-blind, with identifying details removed where possible).
• Metadata repositories: CrossRef, DOAB, OpenAIRE, BASE, CORE, and Google Scholar receive bibliographic metadata including author names upon publication.
• Payment processors: Paystack and Flutterwave receive data necessary to process APC payments.
• We do not sell or rent your personal data to any third party.

5. Data Retention

• Account data: Retained for as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account at any time; however, data associated with published works is retained as part of the scholarly record.
• Submission data: Retained for a minimum of 7 years for audit purposes, even if a submission is rejected or withdrawn.
• Payment records: Retained for 7 years in compliance with financial record-keeping obligations.

6. Your Rights

Subject to applicable data protection law, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate data in your account profile.
• Request deletion of your account and personal data (subject to our retention obligations).
• Object to or restrict processing of your data for marketing purposes.
• Withdraw consent to optional communications (e.g., newsletter, call alerts) at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact: dop@cij.com.ng

7. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including encrypted passwords (bcrypt), HTTPS encryption, and access controls. However, no internet transmission is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Cookies

We use session cookies necessary for platform operation (login authentication). We do not use advertising or tracking cookies. You can disable cookies in your browser, but this will prevent you from logging in.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated by email and/or a notice on the platform. Continued use of the platform after changes constitutes acceptance.

10. Contact

For privacy enquiries: dop@cij.com.ng