Data Sharing and Privacy Policy

Data Sharing Policy

JPIMC encourages transparency and reproducibility in medical research and therefore supports responsible data sharing.

  • Underlying Data: Authors are encouraged to make the datasets supporting their findings available in public repositories (e.g., Dryad, Figshare, Zenodo, institutional repositories) or provide them upon reasonable request.

  • Clinical Trials: In line with the ICMJE requirements, manuscripts reporting clinical trials must include a data sharing statement, specifying whether individual participant data (IPD) and related documents (study protocol, statistical analysis plan) will be shared, and under what conditions.

  • Supplementary Materials: Authors may upload supplementary files (e.g., datasets, protocols, questionnaires, software code) alongside their manuscripts for publication.

  • Exceptions: Data containing sensitive personal or patient information may be shared only in anonymized form, in compliance with ethical standards and institutional regulations.

Privacy Policy

JPIMC is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all individuals associated with the journal, including authors, reviewers, editors, and research participants.

1. Authors and Reviewers

  • Personal information collected during manuscript submission or peer review (names, affiliations, email addresses) is used exclusively for editorial and publication purposes.

  • This information is stored securely within the Open Journal System (OJS) and is not shared with third parties for commercial use.

  • Reviewer identities remain confidential in accordance with the double-blind peer review policy.

2. Research Participants

  • Manuscripts must not contain identifiable patient information (names, photographs, case details) unless explicit informed consent has been obtained.

  • Authors are responsible for ensuring that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times, consistent with the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant privacy laws.

3. Data Security

  • JPIMC stores electronic data on secure servers with access restricted to authorized editorial staff.

  • Personal data is protected against unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification.

4. Retention and Use

  • Submitted manuscripts and associated data are retained for editorial and archival purposes.

  • Data may be used for internal journal analytics (e.g., submission patterns, reviewer performance), but not for marketing or commercial purposes.

Compliance

JPIMC follows international best practices, including:

  • ICMJE Data Sharing Recommendations

  • COPE Ethical Guidelines

  • GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) principles where applicable