Rigorous, Transparent and Comprehensive Journal Evaluation
Last Updated: 01/01/2026
The Quality Journal Impact Factor (QJIF) agency is committed to respecting and protecting the privacy of all journals, publishers and users who engage with our evaluation services and digital platforms (the “Service”). This Privacy Policy describes how QJIF collects, uses, protects and discloses information gathered during the application and evaluation processes.
We collect information necessary to perform our stated objective: the independent, proprietary and multi-faceted analytical assessment of academic journals.
1.1. Journal Submission Data: This is the primary "Material" submitted by the User to QJIF, which includes Journal Metadata (E-ISSN/P-ISSN, title, subject area), Performance Metrics (acceptance/rejection rates, number of articles published, peer-review documentation), and Editorial Information (Editorial Board details).
1.2. User/Contact Information: We collect information for submission management, verification, and communication, including names, institutional affiliation, mailing address, and official contact email address.
1.3. Service Usage Data: Non-personal data related to Service use, such as IP addresses, browser types and usage patterns, collected for site maintenance and analytical purposes.
The information collected is used exclusively for the following purposes:
2.1. Core Evaluation: Information is used to calculate the proprietary Journal Quality Score (JQS) and Published Articles Score (PAS) and determine the overall QJIF.
2.2. Verification and Quality Control Information is used to ensure the integrity of the submission, including internal plagiarism/misconduct checks and verifying the legal capacity of the submitting entity.
2.3. Communication Information is used to send official notifications, requests for corrective action, and updates regarding the evaluation status.
2.4. Public Display (Controlled) Information is used to display the journal’s name, assigned QJIF Score, and selected metrics only as authorized by the Journal(see Section 3).
QJIF is committed to respecting the autonomy and preferences of the scientific communities we serve. This principle of data control is central to our policy:
3.1. User Control over Public Display: Journals retain full control over which specific metrics, data, and information they choose to have displayed publicly on the Service.
3.2. Confidentiality by Default: All submitted Material (especially proprietary internal metrics) is treated as confidential and will not be displayed publicly unless the User has explicitly granted consent for that specific data point.
3.3. Waiver of Review: The User's choice regarding public display is always honored, but QJIF’s internal use of data for its proprietary evaluation and internal quality checks is not waived by the User.
QJIF does not sell or rent personal or proprietary journal data to third parties. Data is only disclosed under the following strict conditions:
QJIF implements technical and organizational security measures to protect Material against unauthorized access, use or disclosure. We retain data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose of the evaluation, maintain the integrity of our ranking history and comply with our legal obligations.
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, the data we hold or your options for controlling your public data display, please contact us at:
Email: info@qjifactor.com