Personal information collected through the Qubahan Journal of Medical Sciences website and manuscript-management system is used only for legitimate scholarly publishing, editorial, peer-review, administrative, research-integrity, preservation, and communication purposes.

Information collected may include:

• Names
• Institutional affiliations
• Email addresses
• ORCID identifiers
• Reviewer expertise
• Manuscript correspondence
• Submission information
• Editorial records

Qubahan Journal of Medical Sciences does not sell personal information.

Personal information may be shared only when necessary for legitimate journal operations, legal obligations, research-integrity investigations, or scholarly publishing services.

The journal takes reasonable measures to protect confidential and personal information against unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure.

Certain author information, including names, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, funding statements, and conflict-of-interest declarations, may become part of the permanent public scholarly record.

Confidential peer-review information is protected according to the journal's peer-review and publication-ethics policies.