Policies

Privacy Policy

This journal’s editorial team and its hosting service, the University of Alberta Libraries, use this data to guide their work in publishing and improving this journal. Data that will assist in developing this publishing platform may be shared with its developer Public Knowledge Project in an anonymized and aggregated form, with appropriate exceptions such as article metrics. The data will not be sold by this journal, the University of Alberta Libraries, or PKP nor will it be used for purposes other than those stated here. The authors published in this journal are responsible for the human subject data that figures in the research reported here. 

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Those involved in editing this journal seek to be compliant with industry standards for data privacy, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provision for “data subject rights” that include (a) breach notification; (b) right of access; (c) the right to be forgotten; (d) data portability; and (e) privacy by design. The GDPR also allows for the recognition of “the public interest in the availability of the data,” which has a particular saliency for those involved in maintaining, with the greatest integrity possible, the public record of scholarly publishing.

Language Policy

The editorial team at VJTM believes strongly in supporting the ability of authors to publish in both of Canada's official languages. Unfortunately, as a small journal, we do not currently have the capacity to accept submissions only in French. We can publish your article in French if you are able to provide an English translation to be published side-by-side with the original article. If you speak French and would like to volunteer as a peer reviewer or translator, please contact the editorial team with an expression of interest at vjtm@vanguardcollege.com

Si vous parlez français et souhaitez vous porter volontaire en tant que pair réviseur ou traducteur, veuillez contacter l'équipe éditoriale avec une manifestation d'intérêt à vjtm@vanguardcollege.com

Anonymous Authorship Policy

Part of the mission of VJTM is to enable the publishing of voices who may not generally be able to participate in scholarly publishing. As such, there are some circumstances where authors can publish under pseudonyms or as ‘anonymous’ with us. However, retaining academic credibility, usually assured through transparency and reachability, is also an important part of contributing knowledge to the scholarly forum. As such, we have specific regulations in place depending on the nature of the contribution.

Creative submissions may be published under either a pseudonym or “anonymous” without restriction.

Pastor/practitioner and undergraduate articles may be published under a pseudonym without restriction, but not as “anonymous”. The same pseudonym should be used for all the author’s publications.

Scholarly articles should always be published under their real name, which will be entered into scholarly databases so that they remain accountable for their work. An exception to this rule is in cases where there publishing under a real name has a likelihood to harm the author. In these cases, a pseudonym will be accepted. Authors must supply their real name and contact information with VJTM and agree to remain available to be contacted by a member of the editorial board for the sake of academic credibility.

If you would like to use a pseudonym or ‘anonymous,’ please register your VJTM account under your real name and then email our team at vjtm@vanguardcollege.com with your preferred name. We will make sure to publish anything you submit under your preferred name.