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About This Site

This Site is operated by Rockefeller Publishing Co. ("we", "us", "our"), a company headquartered at the Rockefeller Center, 45 Rockefeller Plaza 20th Floor, New York, NY 10111 USA.

Using This Site

By using our website, you agree to these Terms and Conditions. Please read them carefully. If you do not agree, please do not use our site.

Changes on This Site

You can access our site at any time. However, we may change or remove any part of the site or the services we provide without prior notice. We are not responsible if any part of the site is unavailable for any reason.

We may update our site and change its content occasionally. Please be aware that some content on the site might become outdated, and we are not obligated to update it.

External Links

Our website may contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these sites. We encourage you to read their privacy statements.

Registration

You can browse our site without registering, but you will need to register to submit manuscripts, articles, books, or to access certain features. By registering, you agree to provide accurate information and to keep it up to date.

Your Content

When you submit content to our site, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, distribute, and display your content. You retain ownership of your content, but you grant us the right to publish it under an open access license.

Third Party Content

Our site may contain content provided by third parties. We are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of this content. You should verify the information before relying on it.

Grant of Rights

By submitting your work to Rockefeller Publishing Co., you grant us the right to publish, reproduce, distribute, and display your work in various formats, including print, digital, audio, and film.

Subsidiary Rights

We may sell products derived from your work, such as printed versions of articles, journals, books, translations, film adaptations, and merchandise.

Copyright Ownership

You retain ownership of the copyright in your work. When you submit an article to any journal published by Rockefeller Publishing Co., you grant to anyone (i.e., people and companies) the rights to publish, display, store, copy, adapt, and re-use your article. This includes any third-party materials in your article, and allows anyone to create derivative works from it. You give the society a free license, permanent, and non-cancellable. This license cannot be terminated.

The license you grant over your article (including the abstract and any third-party materials in your article) is a Creative Commons Attribution license, known as a “CC-BY” license. This license allows anyone to copy, republish, adapt, and re-use your content, and create derivative works from it, for both commercial and non-commercial purposes, without charge. However, they must clearly attribute the work to you and any co-authors, and cite Rockefeller Publishing Co. as the original publisher of the content. Full details of the CC-BY license can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

Author Obligations

As an author publishing with us, you are responsible for (i) providing accurate information, (ii) complying with our submission guidelines, and (iii) obtain any necessary permissions for third-party content before including it in your work.

Publisher Obligations

Rockefeller Publishing Co. is committed to marketing your work and ensuring quality publication. We strive to maintain the highest standards of publication ethics and integrity.

Limitation of Liability

Rockefeller Publishing Co. is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use of our site.

Rockefeller Publishing Co. does not guarantee or take responsibility for anything related to the submission and publication process of user content on the website. Just because user-submitted content is included on the site doesn't mean Rockefeller Publishing Co. endorses it. Nothing on the website should be seen as an endorsement or recommendation by Rockefeller Publishing Co. regarding any third party's qualifications, services, products, or claims.

Rockefeller Publishing Co. is not liable for any information posted by others on the website. Since it's hard to verify identities online, Rockefeller Publishing Co. can't guarantee that users are who they claim to be. Rockefeller Publishing Co. has no part in user-to-user interactions and is not responsible for their outcomes. Interacting with strangers, foreign nationals, minors, or people pretending to be someone else carries risks, including the risk of physical harm. You take on all risks when dealing with other users through the website, and you agree to release Rockefeller Publishing Co. from any and all claims, damages, or liabilities related to these interactions.

Each user agrees to reimburse Rockefeller Publishing Co. for any losses, damages, or expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees) that Rockefeller Publishing Co. might have to cover due to any violation of these Terms and Conditions.

Reporting Issues

If authors detect any problems with our services, including but not limited to:

  • Publishing issues
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Potential damage to the reputation of individuals or organizations;
  • Fraud;
  • Plagiarism;
  • Data inaccuracies;
  • Authorship disputes;
  • Ethical concerns;
  • Breaches of confidentiality;
  • Misuse of submitted materials.

We ask authors to report these issues immediately to the editorial team of Rockefeller Publishing Co. Prompt reporting helps us address and resolve problems efficiently, ensuring the integrity and quality of our publication process. You can contact our editorial team through the following email: contact@rockefellerpub.com.

Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the state of New York, USA, specified in your agreement with Rockefeller Publishing Co.

Dispute Resolution

Any disputes arising from these terms will be resolved through arbitration or mediation, as specified in your agreement with Rockefeller Publishing Co.

Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by email, a prominent site notice, or updating the information on this page. Continued use of our site and services indicates your acceptance of the modified Terms and Conditions.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for details on how we process your personal information.

Additional information

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