Privacy Statement and Commitment to Publishing Standards and Best Practices

1. Privacy Statement

Prestress Technology is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all individuals who interact with the journal, including authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.

Information Collected: The journal collects personal information (names, affiliations, ORCID iDs, email addresses, postal addresses, telephone numbers), submission information (manuscript content, metadata, peer review communications), and usage data (page views, downloads).

Use of Information: Collected information is used for managing the submission and peer review process, communicating with parties, publishing article metadata and author information, analyzing journal usage, and fulfilling legal obligations.

Data Sharing: The journal does not sell or rent personal information to third parties. Information may be shared with reviewers and editors as necessary for peer review, with indexing and archiving services (e.g., Scopus, CrossRef, Portico), or when required by law.

Data Retention: Personal information is retained as long as necessary. Anonymized data may be retained indefinitely.

Confidentiality of Peer Review: The peer review process is strictly confidential. Reviewers' identities are protected under the double-blind peer review policy.

Security: The journal implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal information.

User Rights: Users have the right to access their personal information, request correction of inaccurate information, and request deletion of personal information, subject to legal and contractual obligations. Requests should be directed to the editorial office.

Cookies: The journal website may use cookies. Users may adjust their browser settings to refuse cookies.

2. Commitment to Publishing Standards and Best Practices

Prestress Technology is dedicated to adhering to internationally recognized best practices in scholarly publishing, ensuring high standards of academic quality, ethical conduct, and transparency. This commitment encompasses, but is not limited to, the following:

• Regular Publication: The journal maintains a stable publication frequency (quarterly) and has published on time for at least two consecutive years.
• Peer Review: The journal employs a double-blind peer review system to ensure fairness, confidentiality, and scholarly rigor. Detailed procedures are available in the Peer Review and Editorial Policy.
• Publication Ethics and Research Misconduct: The journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism, data fabrication, duplicate submission, and other forms of research misconduct. Specific measures are detailed in the Publication Ethics and Research Misconduct Policy.
• Editorial Quality and Governance: The journal's Editorial Board members have diverse geographic and institutional representation. Editorial decisions are independent of any commercial or institutional influence, with a clear conflict of interest management system.
• Continuous Improvement: The journal regularly reviews and updates its policies and practices to remain aligned with evolving scholarly publishing standards.
• Policy Availability: All detailed policies referenced in this commitment are publicly available under the "Publishing Policies" section of the journal's official website.