Confidentiality Protocols

Confidentiality ProtocolsCCE recognizes that environmental research often involves proprietary data and sensitive climate models. These protocols ensure that such information is handled with the highest security.

1. Confidentiality of Manuscripts

• Manuscript Integrity: Editors and reviewers must safeguard unpublished environmental data and methodologies.

• Staff Responsibility: Staff must use secure, password-protected systems to manage all files.

2. Peer Review Anonymity

• Double-Blind Integrity: Reviewers remain anonymous to authors to prevent external pressure or influence on environmental findings.

• Configuration: The editorial office configures all platforms to prevent accidental disclosure of identity through document properties.

3. Data Protection

• Storage: Use of shared drives is discouraged unless they meet institutional encryption standards.

• Rejected Work: All ideas and content from rejected papers remain confidential and cannot be cited or used.

4. Violations: Any breach must be reported to the Board immediately, and consequences may include reporting to ethics oversight bodies.