Hasanuddin Islamic Finance and Institutions (HIFI) respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other users of this journal website. Personal information collected through the journal platform is used only for legitimate editorial, publishing, communication, and journal-management purposes.

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of HIFI and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party, except where disclosure is required for the proper administration of the journal or by applicable law.

Information Collected

HIFI may collect personal information voluntarily provided by users when registering an account, submitting a manuscript, participating in peer review, communicating with the editorial team, or otherwise using the journal website. This information may include names, institutional affiliations, email addresses, ORCID identifiers, biographical information, and information associated with manuscript submission and editorial activity.

Use of Personal Information

Personal information is used only as necessary to support the scholarly publishing process. This may include managing manuscript submissions, coordinating editorial assessment and peer review, communicating editorial decisions, preparing accepted articles for publication, maintaining the journal's scholarly record, and informing registered users about matters directly related to HIFI.

Confidentiality of Editorial and Peer Review Information

Manuscript files, reviewer reports, editorial correspondence, and other information associated with unpublished submissions are treated as confidential. Access is limited to individuals involved in the editorial and peer-review process where such access is necessary for the performance of their responsibilities.

HIFI applies a double-blind peer-review process. Authors and reviewers are therefore expected to avoid including information that may unnecessarily reveal their identities during the review process.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

HIFI does not sell personal information to third parties. Personal information will not be disclosed for commercial purposes. Information may be shared only where necessary for journal administration, scholarly publishing, technical operation of the journal platform, or compliance with legal and ethical obligations.

Published Information

Information intentionally associated with published scholarly work, including author names, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, article metadata, and other publication information, forms part of the scholarly record and may remain publicly available through the journal website and relevant indexing, archiving, and discovery services.

Website and System Data

The journal platform may process technical information required for website operation, security, authentication, usage monitoring, and system administration. Such information is used to maintain the functionality, reliability, and security of the HIFI website.

User Responsibilities

Users are responsible for ensuring that the personal information provided through the journal system is accurate and appropriate. Authors submitting information concerning co-authors should ensure that such information is supplied for legitimate scholarly publishing purposes.

Privacy Enquiries

Questions concerning the use of personal information within the HIFI journal platform may be directed to the journal editorial office through the official Contact page.