The International Journal of Social World collects only the personal information necessary to support its editorial and publishing processes. This typically includes the names, institutional affiliations, email addresses, and ORCID iDs of authors, reviewers, and editors, provided through the manuscript submission system or directly through correspondence.

This information is used for legitimate journal purposes, including managing manuscript submissions, communicating with authors and reviewers, conducting peer review, publishing accepted articles, and maintaining the scholarly record. Names and email addresses submitted through the journal's submission system are not sold, rented, or otherwise made available to third parties for commercial or unrelated marketing purposes.

Published articles may include authors' names, institutional affiliations, and ORCID iDs, where provided, as part of the permanent public scholarly record. This supports proper attribution, author identification, and academic communication.

Authors and reviewers who have questions about how their personal information is used, or who wish to request a correction to their personal details held by the journal, may contact the Editorial Office of the International Journal of Social World through the contact details provided on the journal's website.