Privacy Statement

Forman Journal of Humanities (FJH) respects the privacy of the participants and authors and strictly adheres to the National (HEC) and international research ethics guidelines. 

Author’s Privacy

The editor/s will ensure the confidentiality of the author(s) and reviewers during the double-blind peer review process. 

The Editor would not disclose information about a research paper to anyone except the author(s), reviewer(s), and editorial board members, 

Upon deciding on a research paper, only the Editor may disclose or announce the study's title and name of the author(s) that has been accepted for publication. Any other information may only be disclosed with the prior approval of the author(s) 

The confidentiality of the research participants should also be ensured by protecting personal information (e.g., identifiable personal details, images, and/or individual results). The editor should declare clear guidelines to the contributors (authors) regarding the confidentiality of the individual participant. 

Before publication, the content of the manuscript should be kept confidential. The editor and reviewer(s) will not share or use any part of the work.

 

Human Subjects’ Privacy

The authors must consider the following points wherever human subjects are involved: 

Authors must respect the privacy of the participant of the research and must not use any information obtained from them without their informed consent. 

Authors should ensure that only information that improves understanding of the study is shared. 

Authors must ensure that in instances where the participant's identity needs to be revealed in the study, explicit and informed consent of the concerned party is obtained.

In the case of the demise of a participant, consent must be obtained from the deceased's family