ISPEC Journal of Agricultural Sciences (e-ISSN 2717-7238) processes author and reader data in accordance with Türkiye's Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR 2016/679).

1. Data Controller: IKSAD Institute (Institute of Economic Development and Social Research Association). Hürriyet Neighborhood, Atatürk Boulevard, No: 77, Floor: 5, Apartment: 22, Gölbaşı, Adıyaman, Türkiye

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2. Purpose of Processing: management of submission, peer review, editorial decisions, publication, indexing deposits, and post-publication correspondence.

3. Legal Basis: KVKK Art. 5(2)(c) and GDPR Art. 6(1)(b) — necessity for the performance of a contract.

4. Categories of Data: name, academic title, institutional affiliation, email, ORCID iD, country, manuscript content, reviewer comments, editorial decisions.

5. Data Recipients: journal editors, invited peer reviewers, Crossref (DOI registration), DOAJ (indexing), ORCID (author verification), and indexing services (TR Dizin, CABI, EBSCOhost, etc.).

6. International Transfer: Crossref (US), DOAJ (NO/SE), ORCID (US) and international indexing providers under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

7. Retention: Submission records for 10 years; published article metadata indefinitely; peer-review reports for 5 years.

8. Data-Subject Rights: access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, portability, objection. Requests: privacy@ispecjournal.com

9. Right to Complain: Türkiye KVKK Authority (https://kvkk.gov.tr).

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Last Update Time: 04.04.2026