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International Journal of English Literature, Linguistics, and Social Sciences

A Multidisciplinary Journal
Peer Reviewed * Open Access * DOI-Crossref Registered

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions – International Journal of English Literature, Linguistics, and Social Sciences (IJELS)

A Multidisciplinary Journal

Welcome to the International Journal of English Literature, Linguistics, and Social Sciences (IJELS). By accessing or using our website at https://ijels.org (the "Website"), you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms and Conditions. Please read them carefully. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use our Website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using this Website, you accept these Terms and Conditions in full. If you are using the Website on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organization to these terms. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and IJELS.

2. Use of the Website

The Website is provided for lawful academic, educational, research, and informational purposes. You agree to use the Website only for these purposes and in a manner that does not:

  • Damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website.

  • Interfere with any other party's use of the Website.

  • Violate any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.

  • Infringe upon the rights of others or compromise the security of the journal's systems.

3. About the Journal and Services

IJELS is a bi-monthly, double-blind peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing original research in English literature, linguistics, social sciences, and related interdisciplinary fields. The Website provides information about:

  • The journal's aims, scope, and editorial policies.

  • Submission guidelines and the peer-review process.

  • Published articles and archival content.

  • Editorial board and contact information.

4. Manuscript Submission

By submitting a manuscript to IJELS, authors confirm and warrant that:

  • The work is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, unless explicitly disclosed and justified.

  • All named authors have made a significant intellectual contribution to the work and have approved the final version for submission.

  • The submission adheres to the journal’s ethical guidelines, including standards for authorship, data integrity, and conflict of interest disclosure.

  • The author has the necessary rights and permissions to submit the content, including any third-party material incorporated within the manuscript.

  • The submission is made in good faith, with a full understanding of the journal's peer-review and publication processes.

5. Editorial Rights and Peer Review

IJELS reserves the full editorial discretion to:

  • Conduct an initial desk review to assess the manuscript's suitability for the journal.

  • Manage the double-blind peer-review process, including the selection of reviewers.

  • Request revisions to the manuscript based on reviewer and editorial feedback.

  • Accept, reject, withdraw, or retract a submission at any stage, based on editorial standards, ethical considerations, or a breach of these Terms.

  • Edit accepted manuscripts for clarity, grammar, style, formatting, and consistency with the journal's publication standards, without altering the core scholarly content.

6. Open Access and Licensing

IJELS is committed to the open access model, ensuring that all published content is freely available online to the global academic community. All articles published in IJELS are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (or a similar open license as specified on the Website). Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, provided they comply with the terms of the applicable license and provide proper attribution to the authors and the journal.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

  • Author Rights: Authors retain copyright to their published work and grant IJELS the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons License as described above.

  • Journal Property: All other content on the Website, including but not limited to the website design, structure, layout, logo, journal branding, graphics, and text (excluding published articles), is the property of IJELS or its publishers and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of this proprietary content is strictly prohibited.

8. User Conduct and Prohibited Activities

Users of the Website must not engage in any activity that:

  • Involves submitting false, plagiarized, defamatory, harassing, or otherwise infringing content.

  • Attempts to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Website, its servers, or user accounts.

  • Interferes with the peer-review process, editorial decisions, or the normal operation of the journal.

  • Involves distributing spam, malware, viruses, or any other malicious code.

  • Violates the legal rights (including privacy and publicity rights) of others.

9. Accuracy of Information

IJELS strives to ensure that all information provided on the Website is accurate, complete, and up-to-date. However, we do not warrant or guarantee that the content is entirely free from errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. Publication schedules, indexing information, editorial policies, and journal details are subject to change without prior notice. It is your responsibility to verify any critical information with the journal's editorial office.

10. Third-Party Links and Services

For your convenience, the Website may contain links to third-party websites, citation databases (e.g., Google Scholar), or digital object identifiers (DOIs). These links are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of the content, products, or services of those third parties. IJELS has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. Accessing them is at your own risk.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

  • Disclaimer: The Website and all its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. IJELS does not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free from viruses.

  • Limitation of Liability: To the fullest extent permitted by law, IJELS, its publisher, its editors, and its affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages arising from:

    • Your use or inability to use the Website.

    • Reliance on any information provided on the Website.

    • Any errors or omissions in the content.

    • The conduct or content of any third-party sites or services linked from the Website.

12. Suspension and Termination of Access

IJELS reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to suspend, restrict, or permanently terminate a user's access to the Website without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including but not limited to a breach of these Terms and Conditions, ethical misconduct, or violation of applicable laws.

13. Modifications to the Terms and Conditions

IJELS reserves the right to revise, update, or modify these Terms and Conditions at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised version on the Website. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the modified terms. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any updates.

14. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Germany, where the publisher is based. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Website, or the journal's operations shall, if not resolved amicably, be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Germany, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

15. Severability

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be struck or limited to the minimum extent required, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

16. Entire Agreement

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and IJELS concerning your use of the Website and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written.

17. Contact Information

For any questions, concerns, or requests regarding these Terms and Conditions, the journal's policies, or the Website, please contact us at:

  • Editorial Email: editor@ijels.org

  • General Inquiries: editor.aipublications@gmail.com

  • Journal Website: https://ijels.org