Cookies and other visitor information

A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables a website to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

We use cookies to manage session history. A cookie titled OJSSID is created when first visiting a journal page and is stored on the visitor's computer. It is used only to store a session ID and to facilitate logins.

We also use performance cookies to analyse site usage so we can measure and improve site functionality. The tool we use most consistently is Google Analytics. Anonymous data about your visit is collected and amalgamated with that of other visitors so we can better understand how people use our website. You can opt out of providing us with this information if you wish, with no impact on your experience of our website.

We also collect anonymised usage log data, including IP addresses, pages visited, date visited, browser information, and geographical data. This information is not used to identify you personally and it is not used for any purpose other what is described here.

How to control cookies

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, see aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit the site. Please also note that if are a registered user and block cookies, you will not be able to log in to your account.

More information

For more information on cookies, please visit the University's information page on cookies.