Trust & Compliance Center

ScholarJMS is Built on Trust

We publish full transparency about our data practices, security controls, and regulatory commitments. Every journal hosted on ScholarJMS inherits these protections.

Regulatory Commitments

ScholarJMS is committed to the following data protection frameworks - operational and legal commitments, not just policy claims.

GDPR Committed

EU General Data Protection Regulation

European Union

DPDP Committed

Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

India

CCPA Committed

California Consumer Privacy Act

California, USA

HTTPS Enforced

Encrypted connections across the platform

Platform-wide

ORCID Integrated

Verified researcher identities

Platform-wide

DOI Registered

Persistent article identifiers

Platform-wide

Security Controls in Place

Verified at the application level - not aspirational claims

CSRF protection on all state-changing operations

All data in transit is encrypted using industry-standard protocols

Uploaded files are validated for type and content before storage

Uploaded files are stored using system-generated names outside the public web directory

Sensitive credentials and API secrets are encrypted at rest

Role-based access control across all platform functions

Rate limiting on all authentication and registration endpoints

Security response headers applied to all platform responses

Payment processing handled by a certified third-party provider - no card data stored by this platform

Researcher identity verification via ORCID OAuth

Protection against unauthorised bulk data modification on all records

Session identity regenerated on login to prevent session fixation

Password reset is timing-safe to prevent account enumeration

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Compliance Certificate

Platform compliance declaration covering GDPR, DPDP, and CCPA commitments and the security controls in place.

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Security Assessment Report

Platform security assessment covering authentication, data handling, file uploads, encryption, and payment controls.

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Responsible Disclosure

If you discover a security vulnerability in ScholarJMS, please report it responsibly. Do not exploit or disclose it publicly before we have had a chance to address it.

Report Security Issues

inquiry@ojscloud.com

Subject: "Security Vulnerability Report"

Response Commitment

We respond within 72 hours

Valid reports acknowledged and credited

ScholarJMS Trust Center · Last reviewed August 2026