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Terms of service

These website terms of service ("Terms") govern your use of this website, including all sub-domains. These terms govern your access to and use of our website, which is accessible at www.jcitation.org and its sub-domains and linked sites. Please be aware that these Terms apply regardless of the method by which this site is delivered to you. By accessing or using this site, you agree to be bound by the Journal's Terms & Conditions, Privacy Statement, and Cookie Statement. These Conditions and Conditions incorporate the Privacy Statement and Cookie Statement for the Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies (J Data Sci. Info. Citation Studies) website, as well as any guidelines, rules, additional terms, or disclaimers that may be posted and updated on the site. If you disagree with any of these Terms and Conditions, please refrain from using the Site.

Access to the Site/Responsibilities

While we make every effort to keep our website operational 24 hours a day, Nonetheless, we make no promise that this website or any of its information will always be available, uninterrupted, current, or free of errors, omissions, bugs, or viruses. This website is made available to you on a transitory and as-is basis. We reserve the right to alter this website at our sole discretion and may suspend, withdraw, discontinue, or change or update all or any portion of this website, including the type of subscription/Article processing costs/registration fees. We will not be liable to you if our site is inaccessible at any time or for any period due to unforeseen circumstances. You are responsible for creating backup copies of your Contribution on a regular basis. We reserve the right to suspend access to this website or to permanently close it.

Additionally, you are responsible/accountable for ensuring that all individuals who access this website via your Internet connection are aware of and comply with these Terms and Conditions, and you understand that you, not us, are responsible/accountable for all electronic communications and content sent from your computer to us. J Data Sci. Info. Citation Studies or Phcog.net  makes no representation that the information contained in the articles is comprehensive, accurate, or error-free.

Computer thievery

You must not abuse the website by intentionally introducing viruses, trojans, or other technically harmful content. You shall not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any portion of the Site, the server on which the Site is housed, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Site. Your permission to use the Site shall immediately terminate in the event of such a breach.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programmes, data, or other proprietary material as a result of your use of the website or your downloading of any material posted on it or any linked website.

Concerns about copyright

If your manuscript contains content from other publications, please provide proof that you have secured the required copyright authorization. Additionally, please confirm that all authors are familiar with and concur with the manuscript's contents. In the event of doubt, we have the right to contact all writers to confirm. If accepted, the article will be released under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0. (CC BY 4.0).