Confidentiality Policy

All manuscripts received for peer review at Journal of Community Service and Application (JOCOSA) must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must protect the manuscript and all information obtained through the review process.

Reviewers Must Not:

• Share the manuscript with unauthorized persons.
• Copy or distribute manuscript content.
• Discuss the manuscript with colleagues without editorial permission.
• Use unpublished findings for personal research or publication.
• Upload confidential manuscript content to unauthorized external systems.
• Reveal the identity of the authors when the review process is anonymous.

Protection of Unpublished Information

Information obtained during peer review must not be used to obtain personal, financial, academic, or professional advantage. Confidentiality obligations continue even after the review has been completed.