Terms and conditions of use

1. Acceptance

By accessing this site, creating an account, submitting a manuscript, registering for a course or conference, or purchasing consulting, you agree to these terms and the privacy policy. If you disagree, do not use the services.

2. Service provider

Scientific Editors is an international science company based in the United States. It provides book publishing, scientific journals, conferences, courses, and research methods consulting. The sample institutional email is info@scientificeditors.com. Operational inquiries are handled through Contact.

3. Accounts, age 18+ and acceptable use

✓ Applies at: account registration and checkout. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, submit work, or buy anything. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18 (and never from children under 13, per COPPA); we verify age by date of birth at registration and by confirmation at checkout, and we delete accounts found to belong to minors.

Accounts are personal or institutional. You are responsible for the accuracy of your information and the confidentiality of your credentials. You may not:

• impersonate another person or misrepresent an affiliation or ORCID;
• upload malware, scrape the catalog at scale, or bypass access controls;
• use the site for spam, harassment, or distribution of unlawful material;
• interfere with peer review or access other users’ data.

Scientific Editors may suspend accounts that violate these terms or publication ethics standards.

4. Book and article publishing

Submission

Formal manuscript submissions must be made through the book or journal platforms, not through the contact form or unsolicited email. A preliminary inquiry does not constitute editorial acceptance or reserve an ISBN or DOI.

Author representations

The person submitting a work represents, as a sample, that:

• the text is original and all authors have approved the submission;
• it is not under consideration by another publisher or journal at the same time, unless expressly disclosed;
• permissions have been obtained for third-party material (figures, tables, data, and translations);
• the research meets applicable ethical requirements (human participants, animals, or sensitive data);
• conflicts of interest and funding sources are disclosed.

Review and editorial decision

Peer review and editing do not guarantee acceptance. The editorial team makes the final decision. Scientific Editors may reject, request revisions, or withdraw a work in response to plagiarism, data fabrication, disputed authorship, or other integrity violations.

Generative artificial intelligence

If AI systems were used to write, translate, analyze, or generate figures, disclose their use and scope. The signatories retain scientific and authorship responsibility. AI systems may not be listed as authors.

5. Rights to published works

Unless a separate agreement applies, by accepting publication the author grants Scientific Editors a license to edit, typeset, assign an ISBN or DOI, reproduce, and disseminate the work through agreed channels. Any transfer or exclusive license is set out in the publishing agreement. To reuse previously published figures or chapters, request permission through Contact (select permissions) and provide the full reference.

6. Courses and training

Registration is confirmed by payment through the site’s official payment processor. Course materials are for the registrant’s personal use and may not be redistributed. Certificates are issued to participants who complete the requirements listed on the course page. Scientific Editors may change schedules, instructors, or format for a valid reason with reasonable notice.

7. Conferences and events

Registration, programs, symposia, and certificates are governed by the call for each edition. Dates, fees, and submission requirements may change. Access to sessions or materials may require an account and, in some cases, prior registration. Recording or retransmission by attendees requires authorization.

8. Research methods consulting

Consulting is professional support. It does not replace authorship of theses or articles and does not guarantee editorial acceptance or an academic degree. Users remain responsible for content they sign.

9. Payments, purchases and no refunds

✓ Applies at: checkout and the publishing wizard payment step. All purchases are one-time payments in U.S. dollars unless stated otherwise; there are no automatic renewals or subscriptions. Prices are shown on the service page or at checkout, and sales tax may apply. Card details are processed by the payment processor (Stripe) and are never requested by email or through the contact form. All sales are final and non-refundable once the service begins or digital content is delivered, except where required by law or a service-specific policy:

• digital services or services already underway may be non-refundable;
• courses: any refund is governed by the published start date;
• conferences: cancellations follow the schedule in the call for the event;
• publishing fees are set out in the work’s estimate or contract.

10. Intellectual property and DMCA

✓ Applies at: manuscript submission and all published content. Authors keep copyright in their works unless a publishing agreement says otherwise. Copyright complaints are handled under our DMCA policy. The brand, design, institutional text, and site software belong to Scientific Editors LLC or its licensors. Unauthorized commercial reproduction is prohibited. Catalog metadata and records may be cited with attribution for academic purposes.

11. Third-party platforms

Publishing, payment, learning, or event workflows may rely on third-party systems (for example, book and journal management systems, payment processors, or learning environments). Those services have their own terms. Scientific Editors does not control outages outside its infrastructure.

12. Limitation of liability

The site and services are provided “as is.” To the extent permitted by applicable law, Scientific Editors is not liable for indirect damages, lost profits, data loss, or decisions by third parties (indexing services, committees, or universities). Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be limited by law.

13. Governing law and notices

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state where Scientific Editors LLC is organized, [STATE], without regard to conflict-of-law rules, and without limiting non-waivable consumer rights. The site is operated from the United States; you are responsible for compliance with local laws when accessing it from elsewhere. Users in sanctioned countries may not use paid services. Legal notices may be sent to info@scientificeditors.com or through the Contact form.

14. Collected information and security

✓ Applies at: registration, forms, checkout. Information you provide is used as described in the privacy policy. The whole site is served over HTTPS (TLS encryption) and payments are processed by a PCI-compliant provider.

15. Changes

Scientific Editors LLC may update these terms. The effective date is shown at the top of the page. Continued use of the site after a change indicates acceptance of the published version.