The International Journal for Fundamental and Interdisciplinary Research in Homoeopathy (IJFIRH) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of all individuals associated with the journal, including authors, reviewers, editors, and readers. All personal information collected during manuscript submission, peer review, editorial processing, and publication is handled with strict confidentiality and used solely for legitimate scholarly, editorial, and administrative purposes.

Information provided by authors, including names, institutional affiliations, email addresses, ORCID identifiers, and related submission details, is used exclusively for communication, manuscript processing, publication metadata, indexing requirements, and academic record maintenance. The journal does not disclose personal information to third parties without explicit consent, except where required for ethical obligations, indexing services, digital preservation systems, or legal compliance.

IJFIRH follows a rigorous double-blind peer review process in which the identities of authors and reviewers remain confidential throughout the evaluation process. Reviewer reports, editorial communications, and unpublished manuscripts are treated as confidential documents. Editors, reviewers, and journal staff are expected to maintain the integrity of the editorial process and must not use unpublished material for personal, professional, or financial advantage.

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The journal does not store sensitive financial information on its servers. Any publication fee or payment-related transaction, where applicable, is processed through secure third-party payment platforms that follow standard security and data protection practices.

IJFIRH is hosted on Open Journal Systems and follows recognized ethical standards in scholarly publishing, including principles recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics. The journal periodically reviews and updates its privacy practices to ensure alignment with evolving standards in academic publishing and digital data protection.

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