Reviewer Data Protection Notice

                                                                                                                                           Last revised: 12 January 2026

Reviewers’ personal information (names, affiliations, email addresses, expertise areas, and review history) is used exclusively for peer-review management and editorial decision-making.

The journal ensures that reviewer identities are protected during the double-blind peer-review process unless the reviewer explicitly chooses to reveal their identity.

Reviewer data is not shared outside the editorial system, not published, and not used for commercial or promotional purposes.

Reviewers may request:
• access to their stored information
• removal from the reviewer database
• deletion of personal data
• confirmation of how their information is used

Such requests can be submitted to: editorialoffice(at)pesh.mk

This notice follows COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers and international data protection standards.