Welcome to WK Publishers ("WK Publishers," "we," "our," or "us"). These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of wkpublishers.online, together with any associated websites, journals, manuscript submission systems, editorial platforms, and related publishing services operated by WK Publishers (collectively, the "Website" or "Services").
By accessing, browsing, registering for an account, submitting a manuscript, participating in peer review, or otherwise using our Website or Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
If you do not agree with any part of these Terms and Conditions, you should discontinue use of the Website and Services.
The Website is intended to provide scholarly publishing services, journal information, editorial resources, manuscript submission facilities, and published academic content for authors, reviewers, editors, institutions, researchers, and readers.
You agree to use the Website only for lawful and legitimate purposes and in a manner that does not:
WK Publishers reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate access where we reasonably believe that these Terms or applicable laws have been violated.
Unless otherwise stated, the content available on the WK Publishers Website—including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, trademarks, website design, software, databases, editorial materials, and other proprietary content—is owned by WK Publishers or its respective licensors and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may access and use Website content for lawful personal, academic, educational, or research purposes, subject to any applicable licensing restrictions.
You may not reproduce, modify, distribute, commercially exploit, republish, or otherwise use proprietary Website content without prior authorization from WK Publishers, except where such use is expressly permitted by law or under an applicable license.
The names, logos, and branding of WK Publishers and its journals may not be used in a manner that suggests endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation without prior permission.
Articles published by WK Publishers may be made available under an Open Access model and subject to the specific license associated with the individual article.
Where a Creative Commons or other publication license applies, users may share, copy, distribute, adapt, or otherwise reuse the article only in accordance with the terms of that license.
Users are responsible for reviewing the license associated with a particular article before reusing its content.
Appropriate attribution to the author(s), original publication, and applicable source should be provided where required by the relevant license.
Authors who submit manuscripts through WK Publishers or any associated journal represent and warrant that:
Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee that it will be sent for peer review or accepted for publication.
WK Publishers and its journals reserve the right to decline or reject submissions that do not meet applicable editorial, ethical, technical, or administrative requirements.
Submitted manuscripts may undergo editorial assessment and peer review in accordance with the policies and procedures of the relevant journal. The peer-review model may vary depending on the journal or publication.
Editorial decisions may consider factors including:
Editorial decisions are made independently and acceptance for publication is not guaranteed.
WK Publishers and the relevant editorial team reserve the right to reject a manuscript at any stage of the editorial or publication process where appropriate.
Users of our Services are responsible for ensuring that information submitted to WK Publishers is accurate and up to date.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy, integrity, originality, and legality of their submitted work.
Reviewers and editors are expected to handle manuscripts and related information confidentially and to disclose relevant conflicts of interest in accordance with applicable editorial policies.
Users must not impersonate another person, create fraudulent accounts, misrepresent their identity or affiliation, or misuse the manuscript submission or editorial systems.
Some journals or publishing services operated by WK Publishers may charge an Article Processing Charge (APC) or other applicable publication-related fee.
Where applicable, the relevant fees, payment requirements, and waiver or discount policies will be communicated through the relevant journal or publishing platform.
Unless otherwise stated by the applicable journal or publication agreement, editorial decisions are made independently of payment considerations.
Payment of an APC or other fee does not guarantee manuscript acceptance, peer review, publication, indexing, citation, or any particular editorial outcome.
Where a manuscript is accepted and a publication fee is applicable, payment may be required before the final publication process is completed.
Certain features of our Website or Services may require users to create an account. You are responsible for:
You should not share your password or account credentials with another person unless the relevant system expressly permits authorized account delegation.
WK Publishers is not responsible for losses arising from unauthorized account access caused by a user's failure to protect their login credentials, except where liability cannot legally be excluded.
Your use of the Website and Services is also governed by the WK Publishers Privacy Policy.
By using our Website or submitting personal information through our Services, you acknowledge that your information may be collected, used, stored, and processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable law.
Please review our Privacy Policy for additional information about our data practices.
The Website may contain links to third-party websites, repositories, databases, indexing services, payment providers, software platforms, or other external resources. These links are provided for convenience and informational purposes only.
WK Publishers does not necessarily endorse and is not responsible for:
Users access external websites and services at their own discretion and should review the applicable terms and privacy policies.
You may create a hyperlink to the WK Publishers Website provided that the link:
WK Publishers reserves the right to request the removal of any link that we reasonably consider inappropriate or harmful.
The Website and Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.
While WK Publishers makes reasonable efforts to maintain accurate and reliable information, we do not guarantee that the Website or its content will always be:
Scholarly, scientific, medical, technical, or professional information published through WK Publishers is generally intended for research, educational, and informational purposes.
Published content should not be considered a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, treatment, legal advice, financial advice, or other professional services. Readers should independently evaluate information and consult an appropriately qualified professional where necessary.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, WK Publishers, its owners, editors, editorial board members, reviewers, employees, contractors, service providers, affiliates, and licensors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or relating to:
Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by applicable law.
WK Publishers may suspend, restrict, or terminate access to all or part of the Website or Services where reasonably necessary to:
Where appropriate, access may be restored after the relevant issue has been resolved.
WK Publishers may modify, update, suspend, discontinue, or remove any part of the Website or Services from time to time. This may include changes to:
Where practical and appropriate, important changes may be communicated through the Website or other available communication channels.
WK Publishers may revise or update these Terms and Conditions from time to time.
The most current version will be published on this page together with the applicable Effective Date or Last Updated date. You should review these Terms periodically.
Your continued use of the Website or Services after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws governing the operations of WK Publishers, without prejudice to any mandatory rights or protections available to users under applicable law.
Any dispute arising in connection with these Terms or the use of our Services shall be subject to the applicable jurisdiction and legal procedures, unless otherwise required by mandatory law or agreed in writing.
If you have questions regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact WK Publishers:
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