Terms & Conditions
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Conditions for customers: A minimum deposit of 50% of the value of the full package is required, which guarantees that the selected new species will be named after the customer's suggestion and dedicated to the patron. The outstanding balance has to be paid upon receipt of the printed article. Methods of payment: cheque, cash, bank transfer or PayPal. The customer may remain anonymous. For administrative and technical reasons, it may take up to 6 months until a new species officially will be published. The full package will include a certificate, an original reprint of the scientific paper and the original scientific drawing or photograph. The copyright for the drawing (or photograph) remains with the artist. In case the concerning species is reported as a junior synonym within the following 5 years after the publication, the customer will be granted another new species of his choice and the same value, subject to availability.
Conditions for authors (scientists): To be registered with Speciesworld, new authors need at least two references from separate public institutes, universities, societies, museums or other competent authorities (e.g. departments for agriculture, environment, etc.). References should be addressed to Speciesworld and can be accepted in English, German or Russian only. Royalties for authors are subject to individual contracts. Professionals need to proof permission by the employer or research-supervisor. Publications generally have to be written at least in English language. An abstract in English language alone is sufficient, if the patron of the new species speaks German or Russian and this is the main language of the publication. Publications in any other language are subject to individual contracts, involving a bi-lingual specialist to control the document. The linguistic as well as the scientific accuracy and correctness of the publication are responsibility of the author. Speciesworld reserves the right to terminate any existing contract if the accuracy of the publication is not sufficient. New species submitted for patronage will be verified and may be rejected without any specific explanation. We encourage authors to transfer the holotype to a public collection for preservation. Under no circumstances we allow authors to offer type material to the customer, unless the customer is a public collection or purchases it for a public collection. Violation of this regulation will immediately terminate any existing contract with both, the author and the customer and no refund will be granted and the author will be permanently banned from the register of Speciesworld. The author has the option to sell specimens of the concerning species separately, which are not registered in the original description and therefore not type material. However, Speciesworld strongly discourages such deals and, especially if this could limit the scientific value of type-series, reserves the right to withdraw from an existing contract. Authors producing a synonym will be banned from the Speciesworld register if no reasonable explanation is submitted and if no alternative species can be offered or, if already paid, the author does not refund his royalties in full. In case of a second synonym with Speciesworld, authors will be banned without further reason for a minimum period of 10 years. In case of fraudulent activity (e.g. purposely creating a synonym) Speciesworld will terminate any existing contract, ban the author permanently from its register and initiate legal action. |
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