The Editorial Board of The Journal of Japanese Botany processes personal information collected through subscriptions, purchases, manuscript submissions, peer review, responses to inquiries, and other activities related to the publication of The Journal of Japanese Botany, including names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and other personal information, as described below. This policy is subject to change without prior notice. Any changes will be posted onthe Journal’s website.
1.Operation of The Journal of Japanese Botany website
The Journal of Japanese Botany website does not collect browsing history. No personal information is collected when browsing the website.
Access to articles in The Journal of Japanese Botany posted on J-STAGE is subject to the Terms and Conditions for Browsing J-STAGE (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/static/pages/TermsAndPolicies/ForIndividuals/-char/en). Use of the Editorial Manager manuscript submission system is subject to the Privacy Policy of Aries Systems (https://www.ariessys.com/about/privacy-policy/).
2.Subscription and purchase of The Journal of Japanese Botany
Personal information provided by prospective subscribers or purchasers, including names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and other personal information, will be used for the purposes described below. The personal information collected will be destroyed as soon as the service is completed.
- ・Delivery of The Journal
- ・Identity confirmation provision of services related to usage application, billing of usage fees, and notification of changes to, suspension of, or discontinuation of the conditions of the services used
- ・Activities related to each of the above items
3.Submission to The Journal of Japanese Botany
Personal information provided by authors, including names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and other personal information, will be used for the purposes described below. Use of the submission system is also subject to the Privacy Policy of Aries Systems (https://www.ariessys.com/about/privacy-policy/).
- ・Activities necessary for peer review, such as communication of the progress and results of peer review
- ・Activities necessary for editing, such as requests for proofreading by authors, communication of editorial comments, and delivery of completed PDFs
- ・Sending of offprints of published articles
- ・Billing for offprints and color prints
- ・Peer review inquiries
- ・Activities related to each of the above items
4.Peer review of manuscripts submitted to The Journal of Japanese Botany
For the peer review process, personal information provided by reviewers, including names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and other personal information, will be used for the purposes described below. Use of the submission system is also subject to the privacy policy of Aries Systems (https://www.ariessys.com/about/privacy-policy/).
- ・Activities related to peer review
- ・Activities related to each of the above items
5.Response to inquiries to The Journal of Japanese Botany
When general inquiries are made to The Journal of Japanese Botany, personal information provided by inquirers, including names, addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, the content of inquiries, and other personal information, will be used for the purposes described below. Personal information collected in the course of responding to inquiries will not be provided to any third party without permission. Personal information will not be disclosed except when required by law. Personal information collected in the course of responding to inquiries will be stored for one year after the inquiry is completed, and then, it will be deleted. Inquirers' requests for disclosure, correction, or deletion of their personal information will be addressed promptly.
- ・Response to inquiries
- ・Analysis to improve services
