What personal information does the Pan African Medical Journal ask users to supply, and why?
Registration to our website is entirely optional and voluntary. We do not require users to provide personal information in order to browse or to view articles. We do not require any personal information to be submitted from users. Nor do these functions require the user’s browser to be set to accept cookies. To ensure scientific integrity and to protect confidentiality, we require users to provide information such as their name and email address to access the manuscript submission system. Information provided by users during registration will also be used in order to provide highly customized and personalized facilities. In accordance with international guidelines, registrants may decline to provide the information requested. They should be advised, however, that we won’t be able to access reserved space for which information necessary for security and identification purposes must be provided.
