Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions apply to authors, contributors, and users who submit manuscripts, make publication-related payments, or use services connected with Human Biology Journal.

By submitting manuscript details, agreeing to payment terms, or completing payment through the Human Biology Journal payment form, the author confirms that they have read, understood, and accepted these Terms and Conditions.

1. Journal Information

Human Biology Journal provides academic publishing and editorial processing services for manuscripts submitted to the journal.

The journal may process manuscript information, author details, invoice information, publication payments, editorial communication, production work, and article publication-related records according to its editorial and publishing workflow.

2. Author Responsibility

The author is responsible for ensuring that all information submitted to Human Biology Journal is true, accurate, and complete.

This includes:

  1. Author name and contact details.

  2. Manuscript title.

  3. Manuscript ID.

  4. Invoice number.

  5. Institution or affiliation.

  6. Payment amount and currency.

  7. Article and publication-related information.

The corresponding author confirms that they are authorized to act on behalf of all listed co-authors.

3. Manuscript Originality and Ethics

Authors confirm that the submitted manuscript is original and does not contain plagiarism, fabricated data, falsified results, manipulated images, misleading information, or unauthorized third-party material.

Where applicable, authors are responsible for obtaining ethical approval, participant consent, patient consent, institutional permission, copyright permission, and any other approval required for publication.

Human Biology Journal may request clarification or supporting documents if ethical, authorship, data, copyright, or publication integrity concerns arise.

4. Payment Terms

Payments made through the Human Biology Journal payment form may relate to Article Processing Charges, publication fees, editorial processing fees, formatting fees, production fees, or other journal-related charges shown in the invoice or payment summary.

Before completing payment, the author must check and confirm:

  1. Journal name.

  2. Manuscript ID.

  3. Invoice number.

  4. Article title.

  5. Author details.

  6. Payment amount.

  7. Currency.

  8. Payment category.

Payment does not remove the author’s responsibility for manuscript accuracy, originality, ethical compliance, or permissions.

5. Editorial Independence

Payment does not influence editorial judgment.

Editorial decisions, publication decisions, corrections, withdrawals, or retractions remain under the journal’s editorial and ethical policies.

Human Biology Journal may reject, withdraw, correct, update, or retract content if academic, ethical, legal, or policy concerns are identified.

6. Refunds and Withdrawals

Refunds and withdrawal requests are handled according to the Human Biology Journal Refund Policy.

Refund eligibility depends on the stage of manuscript processing, editorial work, peer review coordination, formatting, production, publication preparation, or completed services.

Once an article has been published online, withdrawal is generally not treated as a refund-eligible cancellation except in serious academic, ethical, or legal situations.

7. Payment Security

Payments are processed through a secure third-party payment gateway.

Human Biology Journal does not store full card details on its servers.

The author is responsible for entering correct billing, cardholder, invoice, and payment details. Failed, incomplete, duplicate, or incorrect payments may require verification before further processing.

8. Publication and Website Use

Users must not misuse the Human Biology Journal website, payment form, submission system, or communication channels.

Users must not submit false information, attempt unauthorized access, interfere with website functions, or use the journal’s services for fraudulent, misleading, or unlawful purposes.

Human Biology Journal may restrict access, cancel processing, or take necessary action if misuse, fraud, or policy violation is identified.

9. Communication

Human Biology Journal may contact authors regarding manuscript processing, invoice verification, payment confirmation, publication preparation, corrections, refund requests, or related editorial matters.

The author is responsible for providing a valid email address and responding to journal communication when required.

10. Limitation of Responsibility

Human Biology Journal is not responsible for delays or issues caused by incorrect author information, incomplete manuscript details, failed payments, bank processing delays, payment gateway errors, internet issues, third-party service disruptions, or author non-response.

The journal is also not responsible for deductions or delays caused by banks, card providers, payment gateways, or currency conversion services.

11. Changes to Terms

Human Biology Journal may update these Terms and Conditions when required for editorial, payment, policy, operational, or legal reasons.

The version displayed on the journal website at the time of payment or service use will apply to that transaction or submission process.

12. Final Confirmation

By selecting “I agree” and proceeding with payment, the author confirms that:

  1. They have read and accepted these Terms and Conditions.

  2. They have reviewed the Publishing Agreement and Refund Policy.

  3. The manuscript and payment details are correct.

  4. They are authorized to proceed on behalf of all authors.

  5. They understand the payment, refund, withdrawal, and publication conditions of Human Biology Journal.

For questions about these Terms and Conditions, authors may contact Human Biology Journal through the journal website.