Welcome and Consent to Terms

Scienceline Publications, Ltd. ("SCIENCELINE") is a nonprofit initiative for the science communication. In furtherance of our mission, Scienceline operates different journal websites, including the websites as subdomain at science-line.com, ojceu.com, ojafr.com and other Scienceline websites. We offer use of the journals content free of charge to the public through the Scienceline journal websites. Access to and use of the websites is provided by Scienceline subject to the following Terms and Conditions, which are a contract between Scienceline and you. So, use of the Scienceline contents constitutes your acceptance of our Terms and Conditions.

 

Ownership

The Scienceline sites, the software, application and submission programming interfaces, content and trademarks used on or in connection with the Scienceline Sites are owned by Scienceline Publications, Ltd. or its licensors, and are subject to Turkey and international intellectual property rights and laws. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, or otherwise any license or right under any trademark, copyright or patent of Scienceline or any other third party and all rights are reserved, except as explicitly stated in these Terms and Conditions.

 

License to Use Journal Articles and Related Content

Unless otherwise indicated, the articles and journal content published by Scienceline on the Scienceline Sites are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0). This means that you are free to copy, reproduce and distribute the articles and related content (unless otherwise noted), for noncommercial purposes, subject to citation of the original source in accordance with the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

 

Impermissible Uses

You agree to use the Scienceline websites only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use of the Scienceline websites by any third party. Such restriction or inhibition includes, without limitation, conduct which is unlawful, or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person and the transmission of obscene or offensive content within this website. As a condition to your use of the Scienceline websites, you agree not to:

  • upload, e-mail, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any information, materials, or other content that is illegal,  threatening, abusive, harmful, harassing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic; or that infringes another's rights, including any intellectual property rights, any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, or any other form of solicitation;
  • impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; or obtain, collect, store, or modify personal information about other users;
  • modify, adapt, or hack the Scienceline Websites or falsely imply that some other site is associated with the Scienceline websites or SCIENCELINE; or
  • use the Scienceline Sites for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. You must not, in the use of the Scienceline Sites, violate any Turkey laws or laws in your jurisdiction, including but not limited to copyright laws).

 

Violation of Terms and Conditions

Scienceline reserves the right to limit, suspend, or terminate your access and use of the Scienceline Sites at any time without notice. Scienceline reserves the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any of these Terms and Conditions to the fullest extent of the law and may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who violate these Terms and Conditions. You acknowledge that Scienceline has no obligation to pre-screen or monitor your access to or use of the Scienceline Sites, but has the right to do so. You hereby agree that Scienceline may, in the exercise of Scienceline's sole discretion, remove or delete any entries, information, materials or other content that violates these Terms and Conditions or that is otherwise objectionable.

 

Disclaimer of Warranty

The Scienceline Sites, including, without limitation, the Scienceline Software, APIs and the content on the Scienceline websites (e.g., the articles, information, data, names, images, pictures, logos and icons), whether belonging to Scienceline or a third party, are provided "AS IS" and on an "AS AVAILABLE" basis without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to ANY implied warranties of satisfactory quality, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security, completeness and accuracy. Nothing contained on the Scienceline websites is intended to be medical or health advice and Scienceline strongly recommends that you independently verify any medical or health advice or treatment information on which you chose to rely. Scienceline, its directors, employers, agents and funders, its software vendors, developers or other consultants working on the Scienceline Sites do not warrant that the Scienceline websites, its Software, its APIs, and its content will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Scienceline Sites or the server that makes them available are free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy, and reliability of the materials.

 

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event will the Scienceline Parties, developers or other consultants working on the Scienceline Sites be liable for any losses, damages, liabilities, costs or claims including, without limitation, direct, indirect, punative or consequential damages, and loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Scienceline Sites, its Software, its APIs, or any content on its Sites or linked sources, whether in action of contract, negligence or otherwise. In no event shall the liability of the Scienceline Parties, developers, or other consultants exceed the amount paid by you to Scienceline hereunder in the proceeding twelve months (other than any indemnity payment).

 

Indemnity

You are solely responsible for your actions in connection with the Scienceline Sites and any internet costs incurred in accessing the sites. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless, and at Scienceline's option defend, the Scienceline Parties, developers, consultants or other persons working on the Scienceline Sites from and against any liability, damage, loss, cost or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) in connection with your use of the Scienceline Sites, including, without limitation, its Software, its APIs, and content on the Scienceline Sites, and for the results of any action you may take based on the material contained herein, and from any consequences of the following:

  • your failure to comply with any of these Terms and Conditions;
  • unlawful disclosure or alteration of or interference of whatsoever nature by any person with the content of any transmission by you or on your behalf by means of a public telecommunication system or of information concerning such transmission or the use made of such system by any person; and
  • any act or omission by you constituting breach of copyright, infringement of trademark rights, or breach of any other intellectual property rights of whatsoever nature, or rights similar thereto anywhere in the world, belonging to any other person, or any allegation of any of the foregoing.

 

Interactive Features

In the course of using the Scienceline Sites, you may provide Scienceline with feedback, including suggestions, observations, errors, problems, and defects else regarding the Scienceline Sites as well as annotations on journal content. You hereby grant Scienceline a worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, transferable, perpetual, and sub-licensable, non-exclusive right to use, modify, copy, distribute, display, perform, create derivative works from and otherwise exploit all such Feedback and Annotations. In addition, content provided by authors for submission shall be subject to the Author Guide and Policies.

 

Infringement

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement or your intellectual property rights have otherwise been violated, please notify This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Links to Other Websites and Resources

The Scienceline Sites may provide links to other websites or resources. Because Scienceline has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Scienceline is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any materials on or available from such sites or resources. Your business dealings with any such external sites or resources, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any warranties, conditions or other terms associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. You further acknowledge and agree that the Scienceline Parties shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any content, goods, or services available on or through any such site or resource.

 

Modifications to Scienceline Site and Terms and Conditions

Scienceline reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any of the Scienceline Sites (or any part thereof) with or without notice at any time. Scienceline reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting changes online. You are responsible for reviewing regularly information posted online to obtain timely notice of such changes. Your continued use of the Scienceline Sites after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of this agreement as modified by the posted changes.

 

Additional Terms for Certain Features

Certain parts of the Scienceline Sites may be subject to registration and additional terms and conditions which will be made available for you to read at the time of registration, for example, if you register to use certain features or submit articles. Those terms and conditions are incorporated herein. If there is any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and/or specific terms and conditions appearing elsewhere on the Scienceline Sites relating to specific material then the latter shall prevail. When registering (if active), you may be required to select a password. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, and any activity taken under your password. You are required to notify Scienceline immediately of any known or suspected unauthorized use of your account or password and take reasonable steps to stop such use.

 

General

Any forbearance or indulgence by Scienceline in enforcing any provision in these Terms and Conditions shall not affect Scienceline's right of enforcement and any waiver of any breach shall not operate as a waiver of any subsequent or continuing breach. If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these Terms and Conditions are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction which that Term or Condition is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from the clause and the remaining terms and conditions shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of TURKEY, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Disputes arising here from shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of TURKEY. If there is any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and/or specific terms appearing elsewhere on the Scienceline Sites relating to specific material then the latter shall prevail.

 

Questions and Comments

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