Terms of Service
The official terms and rules governing scholar applications, journal verification, and editorial recruitment on Editor's Board.
Acceptance of Terms
Welcome to Editor's Board. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our platform, services, APIs, and mobile-responsive web applications.
By registering an account, linking your ORCID digital identifier, publishing a journal opening, or submitting an editorial application, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms and our related Privacy Policy.
User Accounts & Dual Workspaces
Editor's Board provides a unified account architecture enabling authenticated users to access both the Academic Workspace (for scholar profiles and applications) and the Journal Workspace (for vacancy management and editorial board recruitment):
Academic Dossier Integrity
Scholars must provide accurate institutional affiliations, bona fide publication records, and truthful peer-review histories.
Journal Entity Authorization
Journal managers must be authorized representatives (such as Managing Editors, Editors-in-Chief, or Publisher Executives) of the listed publication.
Verification & Credential Authenticity
To maintain a trusted academic ecosystem free of predatory practices, all participants undergo verification:
- Scholar Authentication: Multi-factor verification combines ORCID OAuth, institutional email confirmation, doctoral degree validation, and Scopus publication metrics.
- Two-Tier Journal Standard: Tier 1 verifies ISSN validity and publisher entity authenticity; Tier 2 monitors independent indexation (Scopus, WoS, PubMed, DOAJ).
- Revocation of Verified Status: We reserve the immediate right to suspend or revoke verified badges if fraudulent information or paper-mill activity is discovered.
Acceptable Use & Publication Ethics
All platform members must adhere strictly to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines:
Intellectual Property
Scholars retain full copyright over their attached CVs, research summaries, and pitch notes. Journal logos and trademarks remain the sole property of their respective publishers. Editor's Board owns all proprietary software, ranking algorithms, and directory architectures.
Limitation of Liability & Editorial Independence
Editor's Board is an academic recruitment and matchmaking platform. We do not participate in individual manuscript peer-review determinations, editorial acceptance decisions, or employment contract negotiations between journals and appointed scholars.
Contact & Legal Notices
Official legal correspondence or notices of alleged intellectual property infringement should be directed to: