Privacy Statement

Wissira Press, an academic publishing imprint of Wissira Research Lab LLC (United States), with publication and editorial support provided through Wissira Research Lab (India), is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of the personal information entrusted to us by authors, editors, reviewers, readers, publishing partners, and website users. We recognize that responsible management of personal information is fundamental to maintaining trust, transparency, and integrity throughout the scholarly publishing process.

This Privacy Statement explains how personal information is collected, used, stored, protected, retained, and processed when individuals interact with Wissira Press websites, publishing platforms, editorial management systems, Open Monograph Press (OMP), editorial correspondence, book submission services, and related publishing activities.

Information We Collect

Depending upon the nature of your interaction with Wissira Press, we may collect information that is necessary for academic publishing, editorial administration, customer support, and publishing operations.

Information may include:

  • Full name and professional title
  • Institutional affiliation
  • Department and organization details
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (where voluntarily provided)
  • Postal or correspondence address
  • ORCID iD (where provided)
  • Author biography
  • Academic qualifications
  • Research interests and keywords
  • Book proposals and manuscript files
  • Supplementary publishing documents
  • Editorial correspondence
  • Peer-review reports and reviewer recommendations
  • Publication agreements and copyright documentation
  • Payment and invoicing information where applicable
  • Website usage information, cookies, and technical logs

Personal information is collected only when voluntarily provided by users or when reasonably necessary for publishing, editorial, contractual, administrative, technical, or legal purposes.

Purpose of Processing Personal Information

Personal information is processed solely for legitimate scholarly publishing purposes, including but not limited to:

  • Evaluating book proposals and manuscript submissions.
  • Managing editorial and peer-review workflows.
  • Communicating with authors, reviewers, editors, and contributors.
  • Preparing manuscripts for copyediting, typesetting, production, and publication.
  • Assigning ISBNs, DOIs, metadata, and bibliographic information where applicable.
  • Publishing books in print and digital formats.
  • Distributing publications through booksellers, libraries, and academic platforms.
  • Maintaining publication records and editorial archives.
  • Providing author support and publication services.
  • Improving website functionality and publishing services.
  • Meeting contractual, legal, accounting, and regulatory obligations.

Personal information is never processed for unrelated commercial purposes without an appropriate legal basis or user consent where required.

Editorial Confidentiality

All manuscripts, book proposals, reviewer reports, editorial communications, and unpublished scholarly materials are treated as confidential throughout the editorial and publication process.

Access to confidential information is restricted to authorized editorial personnel, production staff, reviewers, and service providers whose responsibilities require such access.

Editors, reviewers, and publishing staff are expected to maintain confidentiality before, during, and after completion of editorial responsibilities.

Peer Review Information

Reviewer identities, reviewer reports, editorial comments, and manuscript evaluation records are handled confidentially in accordance with the peer-review model adopted for the publication.

Reviewer information is used solely for editorial decision-making and publication quality assurance.

Data Sharing

Personal information may be shared only where reasonably necessary to support scholarly publishing activities.

Information may be shared with:

  • Editors and Editorial Board members
  • Peer reviewers
  • Production and typesetting partners
  • ISBN registration agencies
  • DOI registration agencies (where applicable)
  • Printing and distribution partners
  • Metadata registration services
  • Indexing and discovery services where publication metadata is required
  • Technology service providers supporting publishing infrastructure
  • Legal authorities where disclosure is required by applicable law

Wissira Press does not sell, rent, lease, or commercially trade personal information to third parties.

Cookies and Website Analytics

Our websites and publishing platforms may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, maintain user sessions, analyze website performance, understand visitor interactions, and enhance user experience.

Users may configure their browsers to manage or disable cookies, although certain website functions may be affected.

Data Security

Wissira Press implements reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical safeguards designed to protect personal information against accidental loss, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.

Access to personal information is limited to authorized personnel who require such information for legitimate publishing responsibilities.

Data Retention

Editorial records, publication files, reviewer reports, correspondence, metadata, and publication documentation may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to preserve the scholarly record, satisfy contractual obligations, maintain publication history, resolve disputes, comply with applicable legal requirements, and support long-term academic preservation.

Author and User Rights

Subject to applicable laws and publishing obligations, individuals may request:

  • Access to their personal information.
  • Correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Updating of profile information.
  • Deletion of personal information where appropriate.
  • Withdrawal of optional consent where applicable.
  • Information regarding the processing of personal data.

Certain publication metadata and bibliographic records may need to remain permanently available as part of the scholarly record even where personal data requests are received.

International Publishing Operations

Wissira Press operates internationally through Wissira Research Lab LLC (United States) together with publication, editorial, and production support provided by Wissira Research Lab (India). Information may therefore be processed by authorized personnel involved in editorial management, production, publishing, distribution, metadata preparation, and customer support.

Changes to this Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement may be updated periodically to reflect changes in publishing practices, legal requirements, technological developments, or operational procedures. Updated versions will be published on the official Wissira Press website and will become effective from the date of publication unless otherwise stated.

Contact Information

Questions regarding this Privacy Statement or the processing of personal information may be directed to:

Wissira Press
Academic Publishing Imprint of Wissira Research Lab LLC

Email: editor@wissira.us
Website: https://www.wissira.us
Book Publishing Portal: https://books.wissira.us