• Members of the Editorial Board commit to keeping all documents sent to the Journal of Development and Integration (hereinafter referred to as “the Journal”) and discussions with reviewers confidential, unless there is an agreement with the reviewers and authors involved. In some cases, after discussion with the publisher, The Journal’s Editorial Board may share a limited amount of information with editorial board members of other journals if deemed necessary for investigation when there is suspicion of some research misconduct.

• Unpublished documents in manuscripts submitted to the Journal may not be used in a member of the Editorial Board's personal research without the author's written consent. Privileged information and opinions obtained through peer review process must be kept confidential and not used for personal interests.

• In case the Journal operates under an open review system and/or the reviewers do not agree to have their names published, the Editorial Board members must protect the reviewer's identity.

• Usernames and email addresses will only be used for the stated purposes of the Journal and will not be provided to any third parties for any other purpose.