JOURNAL POLICIES

Copyright Information

AFMN Biomedicine is an open-access Journal, providing all content freely to users and their institutions. All content is published with a Creative Commons attribution license (CC BY 4.0), which allows for reuse without permission as long as the original source is cited. Copyright information is noted on each article.

Privacy Statement

The Journal is committed to respecting and safeguarding your privacy. This statement outlines the types of personal information we collect from authors, reviewers, readers, and other visitors to the website. It also explains how we use this information, the measures we take to protect it, and your rights regarding your personal data.

Data We Collect

• Contact details: We may collect names, institutional affiliations, email addresses, and postal addresses, primarily from authors and reviewers, to manage submissions, peer review processes, and related correspondence.

• Manuscript and publication data: Submitted manuscripts are peer-reviewed reports that may contain personal information, such as author affiliation, acknowledgements, or other identifying details. 

• Website usage data: When you access our website, certain information may be automatically collected. This data is used to monitor site performance, enhance user experience, and ensure website functionality.

How We Use Personal Information

• Manuscript handling: Personal information provided by authors and reviewers is used exclusively to facilitate editorial and publishing processes, including peer review and communications regarding submissions and accepted articles.

• Communications and updates: Contact details may be used to provide important information regarding submissions, editorial decisions, policy updates, and other Journal-related announcements.

• Website improvement: Aggregate and non-identifiable website usage data are analyzed to optimize navigation, functionality, and content relevance.

• Legal compliance: Personal information may be processed to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or lawful requests and proceedings. 

Data Protection and Retention

• Data Security: We implement appropriate administrative, technical, and organizational measures to safeguard personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or loss.

• Retention period: Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this statement, to meet legal and regulatory requirements, or as otherwise required to maintain accurate scholarly records.

• Third-party access: Personal data is not shared with third parties except where necessary for the editorial and publishing process (e.g., indexing services) or when required by law.

• Your rights: Depending on applicable laws and regulations, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, as well as to restrict or object to certain processing activities. Requests can be directed to the editorial office.

Archiving of Digital Version

Digital copies of all published volumes are archived on the Journal's website, in the repositories of the National Library of Serbia and Serbian Citation Index (SCIndeks) database.

Preprint and Self-Archiving Policies

Authors are permitted to deposit a preprint version of their manuscript to recognized preprint servers, such as bioRxiv or arXiv, or any repository that provides a public identifier (e.g., DOI). In such cases, authors must mention in their cover letter any use of the preprint platform and include a link to the preprint version. After publication, authors should make sure that the preprint version is properly linked to the published manuscript.

Authors may deposit the publisher’s version (PDF) of their article in an institutional or thematic repository, such as Europe PMC or similar, or share on their personal website, or on academic social networks like ResearchGate or Academia.edu at any time after publication. This shared version must include full bibliographic information (authors, article title, journal title, volume, issue, pages) and provide links to the article’s DOI and licensing information.