Last Updated: January 6, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to SciJournal.org (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to it.
By accessing or using our website and our AI-powered advisory tools, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
A. Information You Provide to Us
- AI Advisor Inputs: When you use our “Submission Strategist” or Journal Advisor tools, you may voluntarily provide text input, such as research paper titles, abstracts, or descriptions of research ideas.
- Communications: If you contact us directly, we may receive your name, email address, and the contents of the message.
B. Information Automatically Collected
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain computing information. This does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include:
- Log and Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, and pages viewed.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies to maintain site functionality, analyze traffic, and personalize advertisements.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide Services: To operate the website and generate the journal recommendations or metrics you request.
- AI Analysis: Data submitted to our AI tools (such as abstracts) is processed solely for the purpose of generating immediate submission strategies. We do not claim ownership of your research ideas, nor do we sell your unpublished abstracts to third parties.
- Monetization & Analytics: To display relevant advertisements and understand how our users navigate the site to improve our content.
4. Advertising & Third-Party Services
We work with third-party service providers to serve advertisements and analyze website traffic.
Ezoic Services
This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.
A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you’re visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.
The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP address
- Operating system type and version
- Device type
- Language preferences
- Web browser type
- Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)
Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.
You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.
AI Processing Providers
We utilize third-party Large Language Models (LLMs) via API (such as OpenAI or Anthropic) to power our Journal Advisor features. When you submit an abstract:
- The text is sent securely to the API provider solely for generating the response.
- We do not use your inputs to train our own public models.
- Please avoid submitting sensitive personal data (PII) or strictly confidential trade secrets within your abstracts.
5. Data Retention
- Web Logs: Retained for analytics purposes in accordance with industry standards.
- AI Inputs: Abstract data submitted to the AI Advisor is processed transiently to provide your results. We may temporarily log inputs to monitor for abuse or errors, but we do not retain unpublished manuscripts for the purpose of building a public database.
6. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR / CCPA)
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Request deletion of your personal data.
- Opt-out of the sale of personal information (as defined by CCPA).
To exercise these rights, or to manage your consent preferences regarding advertising cookies, please utilize the Ezoic consent management tool located in the footer of our website.
7. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may contact us here.
