These Terms & Conditions govern your use of Vidwana. By creating an account or using the platform, you agree to these terms.
Accounts
- You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide and for keeping your account secure.
- Researcher, publisher, and conference organizer accounts may require administrator approval before certain actions are enabled.
- You must not impersonate others or create accounts to mislead, spam, or abuse the service.
Content and rights
- You retain the rights to the content you submit. By submitting, you grant Vidwana a licence to host, display, and distribute it for the purpose of operating the repository.
- You must only submit content you have the right to share, and you must respect the copyright and licensing of any work you upload.
- Publications and their metadata are made publicly available to support discovery and citation.
Acceptable use
- Do not upload unlawful, infringing, misleading, or harmful content.
- Do not attempt to disrupt the platform, scrape it abusively, or bypass access controls.
- We may remove content or suspend accounts that violate these terms.
Publishing and organizer services
Publishers and conference organizers may manage journals, conferences, and publish works on behalf of researchers. When you do so, you confirm you are authorised to publish that content and that author details are accurate. Each named author is given a claimable profile.
Tools and services
Tools such as the JATS converter and any publishing or migration services are provided to help you prepare and manage scholarly content. Availability of certain tools may be granted on request.
Disclaimer
Vidwana is provided "as is". While we work to keep citation metrics and metadata accurate, we cannot guarantee completeness, as much of this data comes from external sources. We are not liable for decisions made based on this information.
Changes
We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of Vidwana after changes means you accept the updated terms.
Contact
Questions about these terms? Reach us through our Contact page.