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Submissions

Submissions

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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • All authors are required to provide a Conflict of Interest Statement which is available at http://www.icmje.org/downloads/coi_disclosure.zip.

Author Guidelines

Please note that the journal has migrated to a new publishing platform. As of now, new manuscript submissions through this system are no longer accepted and will not be considered for review.

Authors who wish to submit a manuscript are kindly requested to use the new journal platform, available at:

https://rheumatologybg.org/journal

All new submissions must be made through the new system. Manuscripts submitted through this legacy platform will not enter the editorial process.

We thank you for your understanding and look forward to receiving your work through the new submission system.

 

Privacy Statement

1. Collection of Personal Data

During user registration, manuscript submission, peer review, and editorial processing, the journal may collect the following personal data:

  • Name, affiliation, academic position;

  • Contact details (e-mail address, postal address, telephone number);

  • ORCID iD and other persistent identifiers;

  • Authorship, reviewer, and editorial activity records;

  • Usernames, passwords (stored in encrypted form), and system usage logs.

Providing personal data is voluntary; however, certain information is necessary to participate in the editorial and peer-review process.

2. Purpose of Data Processing

Personal data are collected and processed solely for the purposes of:

  • Managing manuscript submissions and peer review;

  • Editorial decision-making and communication;

  • Publication of accepted articles, including author metadata;

  • Indexing, archiving, and dissemination of published content;

  • Maintaining the integrity, transparency, and traceability of the scholarly record;

  • Acknowledging reviewer and editorial contributions (where applicable).

Personal data are not used for commercial marketing purposes.

3. Publication of Personal Information

Names, affiliations, ORCID iDs, and other author-provided metadata may be published alongside accepted articles as part of the scholarly record. Reviewers’ identities are not disclosed unless an open peer-review model is explicitly stated and agreed upon.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

Personal data are not sold or shared with third parties for commercial purposes. Limited data may be shared only when necessary for:

  • Journal indexing and abstracting services;

  • Digital archiving and preservation services;

  • Compliance with legal or regulatory obligations.

All third parties are required to adhere to appropriate data protection standards.

5. Data Storage and Security

The journal employs appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. Access to personal data is restricted to authorized editorial staff and system administrators.

Data are retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined above or as required by law and scholarly publishing standards.

6. User Rights

In accordance with applicable data protection legislation, users have the right to:

  • Access their personal data;

  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;

  • Request deletion or restriction of processing where legally applicable;

  • Withdraw consent for optional data processing activities.

Requests regarding personal data should be addressed to the journal’s editorial office.

7. Cookies and System Logs

The journal’s online system may use cookies and system logs to ensure proper functionality, security, and performance of the platform. These data do not include personally identifiable content beyond what is necessary for system operation.

8. Changes to the Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement may be updated periodically to reflect legal, technical, or operational changes. The most recent version will always be available on the journal’s website.

By registering with or submitting to Rheumatology (Bulgaria), users acknowledge that they have read and understood this Privacy Statement and consent to the processing of their personal data as described herein.