Confidentiality Protocols

GMBS ensures that proprietary business strategies and sustainable innovations are handled with the utmost security and professionalism.

1. Confidentiality of Manuscripts

• Business Intelligence: Editors and reviewers must not use unpublished corporate data or green strategies for personal or professional gain.

• Secure Storage: All files must be handled using secure, password-protected systems and encrypted devices.

2. Peer Review Confidentiality

• Double-Blind Model: Maintaining anonymity is key to preventing institutional bias in the evaluation of business practices.

• Reviewer Anonymity: Identity protection for reviewers is maintained indefinitely.

3. Post-Decision Privacy

• Retention: Files associated with rejected manuscripts must be deleted in accordance with the journal’s data retention policy.

• Correspondence: Editorial discussions and feedback letters are confidential; authors are expected to treat them as private communications.