March 24, 2022
Revised December 20, 2024
These Jxiv Submission Service Terms ("Submission Terms") set forth the terms and conditions under which an author (”Submitter”) may use the services of Jxiv (defined below), the preprint server operated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (“JST”), and constitute an agreement between JST and the Submitter for the use of Jxiv. The guidelines and other provisions separately stipulated regarding submission and distribution are part of the Submission Terms by reference and are binding to the Submitter. The Submitter shall use Jxiv in accordance with the Submission Terms.
If the requirements set forth in the Submission Terms are not satisfied, the Submitter cannot use the submission and distribution services provided by Jxiv.
The Jxiv Browsing Terms shall apply to the use of Preprint and/or Preprint Data (defined in Section 1) available on Jxiv.
The Submission Terms may be changed at JST’s sole discretion.
Jxiv is a preprint server operated by JST where researchers can make available to the public preprints of research papers and their related data in Japanese or English. JST operates Jxiv to enhance public discussion at an early stage of the research process, to promote research and development by enabling the rapid distribution and sharing of research results, and to incentivize researchers to distribute their research (including by giving researchers an opportunity to establish precedence).
The Submitter shall submit their preprint and any related data (“Preprint” shall mean a draft work, such as a research paper, and “Preprint Data” shall mean the corresponding digital files including the original manuscript, its associated biographical information and any supplementary data) to Jxiv and use the service for making Preprint Data available to the public on Jxiv (“the Submission Service”) in accordance with the Submission Terms.
In order to use the Submission Service, the Submitter shall satisfy the following requirements, otherwise the Submitter may not use the Submission Service and JST will not make the Preprint Data available to the public.
(1) The Submitter has an account for the Submission Service.
In order to access the Submission Service, the Submitter must have a researchmap account or an ORCID account.
(2) The Submitter has never been banned or suspended from using the Submission Service or had their access to the Submission Service banned or suspended by JST. (The foregoing does not apply when JST specifically approves.)
(3) The Submitter has agreed to the provisions in the Submission Terms and Jxiv Privacy Policy related to the handling of personal information.
(4) The Submitter shall provide true and correct information to JST when using the Submission Service.
(5) The Submitter shall warrant that all authors have used their present or continuously used common name as their author name for the submitted Preprint.
(6) The Submitter has the right and authority to submit the Preprint to the Submission Service in accordance with the Submission Terms. The foregoing shall include the requirements stated below:
a. The Submitter is an author of the Preprint.
b. If the Preprint is co-authored, the Submitter has obtained consent from all other co-authors to use the Submission Service (including consent to the provisions related to the handling of personal information and the privacy policy, etc., described in Section 2(3)).
The Preprint and the Preprint Data shall satisfy the following requirements; otherwise, the Submitter may not use the Submission Service, and JST will not make the Preprint and the Preprint Data available to the public.
(1) Requirements for the research described in the Preprint
a. Research embodied in the Preprint has been carried out in accordance with ethical requirements, especially in the cases described in item (a) or (b) (in which case, full details about the relevant approval or consent procedures shall be expressly described in the Preprint).
(a) The research has been approved by the related research ethics committee, if necessary.
(b) The necessary informed consent has been obtained from research participants or research subjects.
b. The research has been carried out in accordance with appropriate practices that are accepted as standard in the field of study.
c. The data, programs, and other contents underlying the research shall be available for reference.
d. The research described in the Preprint should be based on scientific methods and logic.
e. In cases of submission of original research papers, the research described in the Preprint shall be novel.
(2) Requirements for the content of the Preprint
a. The Preprint shall be a manuscript (e.g. original research paper, review paper, overview paper, lecture notes formatted as a paper) that has not yet been submitted to a journal or, if already submitted to a journal, has not yet been modified in response to peer review. (However, the foregoing does not apply if the Submitter has obtained permission from the journal that provided the peer review, at one’s own responsibility).
b. The Preprint must be an original work.
c. The academic or technical position shall be clearly and demonstrably based on existing research, and the logic shall be rationally developed.
d. The Preprint shall not be created by anything other than natural persons, such as generative artificial intelligence (AI) or any AI-assisted general-purpose programs. If such programs are used for any other purpose in relation to the Preprint, relevant information about these programs and their use must be clearly disclosed in the Preprint.
e. All authors of a Preprint shall be responsible for any work performed by generative AI or AI-assisted general-purpose programs (e.g. the output of such programs, such as text or references in the Preprint, etc.).
f. The Preprint shall not be a translation of any paper that has already been made publicly available on a preprint server including Jxiv or by a publisher, such as in a journal (“Original Paper”). However, certain exceptions are permitted, as described in Section 3(4).
(3) Requirements for disclosure of conflict of interest
a. The Submitter shall disclose any conflicts of interest for all authors of the Preprint.
(4) Requirements for a Translated Paper
A translation of an Original Paper (“Translated Paper”) can be accepted by the Submission Service if it is in Japanese or English and satisfies the following requirements.
a. The Translated Paper was prepared by the author of the Original Paper. (When the Original Paper is co-authored, all authors of the Translated Paper shall be the same as those of the Original Paper.) In cases where the author has used translation tools or other assistance for translation work, relevant information including a full description of the process of translation must be clearly disclosed in the Translated Paper, and the authors shall be solely responsible for the methods of translation and for the translated output.
b. If the Original Paper has been published by a publisher, such as in a journal, the author must obtain permission from the publisher of the Original Paper and/or other equivalent rights holders to submit the Translated Paper and make it publicly available on Jxiv. If the Original Paper is a preprint, permission to make the Translated Paper available to the public on another preprint server must be obtained from the preprint server where the Original Paper is published. The permission required to submit a Translated Paper to Jxiv must be obtained in accordance with the Jxiv Submission Guidelines in effect at the time of submission.
c. The Translated Paper shall be faithful to the Original Paper.
d. The Preprint shall clearly indicate that it is a Translated Paper on the title page to make it easily recognized as a translation of the Original Paper, and the bibliographic information of the Original Paper shall be clearly specified on the title page of the Translated Paper.
(5) Requirements for authorization of submission
a-1 Restrictions and permissions for submitted Preprints that have already been submitted, published or made publicly available elsewhere
Submitted Preprints falling under either (a) or (b) below may not be accepted to the Submission Service except in the case specifically permitted as stated in a-2 below.
(a) A submitted Preprint that is the same as, or substantially similar to, a preprint that has already been submitted to a preprint server, including Jxiv (except for those declined), or is already publicly available.
(b) A submitted Preprint that is the same as, or substantially similar to, a paper that is under review, published or publicly available, such as in a journal.
a-2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a submitted Preprint that has been published or made publicly available (in the same or substantially similar form) can be accepted to the Submission Service if the journal has given the Submitter permission in advance to submit and make the paper publicly available on a preprint server including Jxiv. The same shall apply if the journal to which the Preprint was submitted allows submission to the Submission Service (including cases where the submission is rejected by the journal).
b. Restrictions or permissions for copyrighted material used in the Preprint
In cases where a Preprint exploits the copyrighted material of others (including graphics, charts, or text), the Preprint can be accepted to the Submission Service only if the Submitter has obtained all necessary authorization from the copyright holder(s) for its reproduction, public transmission or any other use in accordance with the Submission Terms (including the case stipulated in Section 7).
(6) Requirements for legality and appropriateness of the Preprint
a. There is no misconduct, including fabrication, manipulation or plagiarism, in the Preprint.
b. None of the following applies:
(a) The Preprint infringes or threatens to infringe on the copyrights, moral rights, honor rights, privacy rights, the rights on likeness, the right of publicity, trade secrets or other rights or interests of JST or any third party;
(b) The Preprint is against or threatens to be against laws and regulations and/or public policy, or unreasonably incites social unrest;
(c) The Preprint constitutes or threatens to constitute a crime of fraud, blackmail, damage of credit, defamation, violation of the Public Offices Election Act, or other laws or regulations;
(d) The Preprint contains excessive sexual expression, cruel expression, or crime-inducing or discriminatory language;
(e) The Preprint is primarily intended to gain support for a specific political party or for any other organization or for other activities related to such party or organization;
(f) The Preprint is primarily intended to promote a particular religion or other activities related to the religion;
(g) The Preprint is intended for advertising or promotional purposes;
(h) The Preprint constitutes or threatens to constitute a violation of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act or other laws or regulations if the Preprint Data is made available to the public; or
(i) The Preprint is likely to significantly impair the reliability of JST or the Submission Service if the Preprint is made available to the public.
c. There are no other ethical issues with the Preprint.
(7) Requirements for file format
The Preprint shall be prepared in a single PDF file that includes all items as needed, such as the title, names of authors, affiliations, contact information of corresponding author, keywords, abstract (summary), text, acknowledgments, citation information, figures, tables, etc. Supplemental data can be attached to the Preprint. The Preprint, including the supplemental data, shall be prepared following the Jxiv Submission Guidelines that are effective at the time of submission and that describe the file formats available for submission and the maximum limit of file sizes, etc.
JST reserves the right, but is not obligated, to conduct moderation to the extent necessary at JST’s discretion to ensure that the Submitter and the Preprint meet the requirements set forth in the Submission Terms. If, as a result of the screening process, JST determines that a Preprint does not meet the requirements described in the Submission Terms, JST will not make the Preprint available to the public. JST will conduct screening, including searching researchmap or ORCID to verify the identity of the authors; using iThenticate, a similarity verification tool provided by Turnitin, LLC, to verify the originality of the Preprint; and using other services provided by third parties. The Submitter agrees that the Preprint and/or bibliographic information are subject to use by such services provided by third parties.
The Submitter acknowledges in advance and agrees that (1) the Preprint will not be made available to the public until JST completes such screening, and (2) JST will make reasonable efforts, including from a cost perspective, to expedite such screening but cannot guarantee the date on which the Preprint will be made available to the public, and JST will not be liable in this regard.
The Submitter agrees that the Preprint will be made available to the public in accordance with the following conditions if the Submitter, the Preprint and the Preprint Data meet the requirements set forth in the Submission Terms:
(1) No editing or modification
Unless otherwise specifically provided in the Submission Terms, the Preprint Data or bibliographic information related to the Preprint will be made available to the public without being modified or edited by JST. The files uploaded and information registered by the Submitter will be made publicly available as is.
(2) Creative Commons license
The Submitter shall select an appropriate Creative Commons license for their submitted Preprint and grant the right for secondary use accordingly. The Submitter shall be aware that once granted, a Creative Commons license cannot be changed or vacated due to the provisions of Creative Commons licenses.
(3) Terms of being available to the public
The Submitter shall grant JST a license for the use of the Preprint and the Preprint Data that is necessary for the Preprint and the Preprint Data to be made available to the public.
a. The Preprint and the bibliographic information related to the Preprint can be freely viewed and the Preprint Data can be freely downloaded by an unspecified number of people via the Internet.
b. The Preprint and the bibliographic information related to the Preprint, including personal information such as author names and affiliations, will be provided by JST to third parties with whom JST has a related agreement (“External Partners”; External Partners shall be determined by JST’s sole and reasonable discretion regardless of their locations (any country or region), purposes (profit or non-profit) and payment of services (for value or not)). The Preprint and the bibliographic information may be used by External Partners in any manner. See Section 7 for more details about External Partners.
c. A digital object identifier (DOI) shall be assigned to the Preprint by Japan Link Center. Related information about Japan Link Center is provided separately (see Exhibit).
d. The Preprint shall continue to be publicly available on Jxiv for an indefinite period as a pre-peer-reviewed manuscript even if it is published in a journal as a research paper.
e. If the Preprint is published by a journal, the Submitter should link to the journal-published version from the Preprint landing page on Jxiv. (Note that no other changes may be made to the Preprint’s bibliographic information at this time.)
f. If the Preprint Data requires annotation as described in Section 3 or Section 10(3), the Submitter should attach a cover page with such annotation. In some cases, JST can attach the cover page (including dividing or merging files).
g. If any error (including inaccuracies, typographical errors, omissions, etc.) is identified in the bibliographic information for a Preprint, the necessary correction shall be made by the Submitter or JST. In cases where JST makes a correction, the Submitter has responsibility for confirming the correction and is then deemed to have made the correction.
The copyright and other rights of the Preprint shall belong to the author(s) (or to any person or entity who has obtained the copyright by agreement with the author(s). The foregoing shall apply thereafter.). By using the Submission Service, the Submitter, on behalf of all the Preprint authors, grants JST a non-exclusive license to use the Preprint and Preprint Data in accordance with these Submission Terms. The authors have a right to use the Preprint freely at their discretion, including submitting to and publishing the Preprint in a journal, but cannot perform any action that restricts the license granted to JST. The bibliographic information affixed at the time the Preprint is made publicly available on Jxiv indicates that the authors shall be the copyright holders, and this information, once affixed, cannot be changed or erased thereafter.
JST undertakes no obligation to protect the copyright of the Preprint Data. JST is not responsible for responding to requests or inquiries from third parties regarding licenses or copyright of the Preprint Data.
(1) Compilation of data in the JST Literature Database and grant of rights of exploitation
The Preprint author(s) shall grant JST the rights to incorporate the Preprint and the Preprint Data into the JST Literature Database (a database constructed by JST relating to scientific and technical publications and other similar publications that are used by JST itself or provided to third parties for their use, and which includes JDreamIII, J-GLOBAL, internal systems used to create related data, and their successors), to exploit them by itself, and to grant the right to exploit them to a third party, as set forth in the following items (a–d). In any event, JST makes only snippets of the text of a Preprint available in the JST Literature Database for the portion accessible from outside and shall never make the full text of the Preprint available there.
a. To compile parts of the Preprint and the Preprint Data into the JST Literature Database (including making a reproduction of them) and to provide the JST Literature Database to a third party (including the right to grant sublicense thereof, regardless of whether the sublicense is with or without charge);
b. To extract data from the Preprint and the Preprint Data, to provide such extracted data to a third party or to grant the right to exploit thereof (including the right to grant a sublicense to use thereof from such third party to users regardless of whether that sublicense is with or without charge), and to exploit them combined with other information including but not limited to patent information;
c. To translate the bibliographic information and the abstract (irrespective of the language, and the right or interest in such translated versions, including machine-translated versions, shall belong to JST). The items a. and b. above (regarding the exploitation and the grant of exploitation) shall be applicable to such a translated version; and
d. To exploit the Preprint and the Preprint Data for the development of an information system or for the purpose of data analysis. This includes exploiting the Preprint and the Preprint Data to develop or establish an information system (including a system for automatic indexing and machine translation) and for the purpose of data analysis including automatic indexing.
(2) Handling of Preprint author information in the JST Literature Database
Preprint author information that is included in the bibliographic information and that falls under personal information may be used for the development and establishment of information systems, data analysis by computers, and compilation into or updating the JST Literature Database (where name-based aggregation is available). Information about Preprint author(s) that has been compiled into the JST Literature Database may be provided to a person engaged in sales, investigation, analysis, or research of the JST Literature Database or of information included in the JST Literature Database. The recipient thereof may be located outside Japan, and their use of such information shall be made in accordance with the purpose of use of personal information by such recipient.
(3) Partial omission, deletion, modification or change
If the number of characters in the Preprint and/or the Preprint Data exceeds the character limit in the system or if such information includes any character that is not available on the system or omitted letters, misprints or similar errors, JST may, only to the extent necessary, take measures including partial omission, deletion, modification or change in the reproduction, display on the system, and compilation into the JST Literature Database of Preprint and Preprint Data. JST may provide to, or may grant the right to use to, any third party such Preprint and Preprint Data including such changes.
(4) Exploitation by External Partners
For the purpose of promoting the sharing and hosting of research results, JST may cooperate with identifier-assigning organizations for science and technology publications within and outside Japan, collaborate with location search services and data analysis services (including verification services used to determine the similarities of the Preprint to previously published material), cooperate with other investigations, analysis and research, and provide the Preprint, the bibliographic information related to the Preprint and the Preprint Data to External Partners including Japan Link Center. In other words, the Preprint and the Preprint Data submitted using the Submission Service shall be provided to External Partners for purposes including data crawling, reproduction, indexing, database accumulation, analysis and publishing analysis results, distribution, or any other manner (including reproduction, transmission, publication on a website, or use by a third party who obtains the Preprint Data from an External Partner). The Submitter, on behalf of all Preprint author(s), shall grant JST the license without charge required for JST to provide such rights to External Partners to use the Preprint and the Preprint Data, which includes the right to permit the Preprint and the Preprint Data to be screened by verification services to determine its similarity to previously published material. For clarity, JST has the right to permit External Partners to link to the Preprint Data on Jxiv, to show snippets by extracting from the Preprint (with the location and size of displayed text at the External Partner’s discretion), and to provide the Preprint to customers or users of the External Partners. The Submitter may not raise objections to such use nor allow the Preprint author(s) to do so.
(1) The Submission Terms prevailing
Even if any certain license or any restriction of use applies to the Preprint and its bibliographic information, the Submitter acknowledges and agrees that the Submission Terms shall control and prevail over such license or restrictions related to the use of the Preprint and its bibliographic information, and that such use shall be subject to the Submission Terms. For the use of the Submission Service, the Submitter shall obtain in advance consent from the author(s) of the Preprint for the use of the Preprint and its bibliographic information in accordance with the Submission Terms.
(2) Warranties
The Submitter represents and warrants that JST’s use of the Preprint and the corresponding bibliographic information, and its grant to External Partners to use them in accordance with the Submission Terms, do not infringe on the copyrights, moral rights of authors, neighboring rights, trade secrets, or any other rights or interests of third parties, including the authors or copyright holders, and that the Submitter has the legitimate right and authority to grant JST a license to use the Preprint, the associated bibliographic information, and the Preprint Data in accordance with the Submission Terms. The Submitter shall resolve and settle, on their own responsibility and at their own costs, any objections or claims raised against JST or External Partners by any third party, including an author of the Preprint.
The Submitter must provide JST with their contact information as part of the submission process, e.g. in cases where JST needs to investigate or obtain other confirmation of the Preprint for any reason. JST will usually contact the Submitter who owns the account with which the Preprint was submitted; however, JST may contact a corresponding author or other co-author if the Submitter is different from the corresponding author. If contact from JST is impossible due to any issues with the contact information provided by the Submitter, JST may make any necessary decisions based on the fact that JST was unable to contact the Submitter.
(1) Unsubmission
The Submitter can unsubmit the Preprint before it is made available to the public through the Submission Service.
(2) Revision
The Submitter may submit a revised version of the Preprint or change the bibliographic information after the Preprint is made publicly available on Jxiv and before it is accepted for publication in a journal. Sections 2–4 of the Submission Terms shall apply to the revised version or to any change to the bibliographic information. When a Preprint is revised, the revised version shall be linked to the original version, and vice versa; the original version remains publicly available on Jxiv without being deleted; and the bibliographic information will be updated with the reason for and date of submission of the revised version or the change to the bibliographic information.
The Preprint cannot be revised based on the results of peer review or any similar process carried out by a journal. In addition, it is not acceptable to submit a revised version of a preprint that has been accepted or published in a journal or has been made publicly available on another preprint server. However, the foregoing does not apply if the Submitter, at their own responsibility, has obtained the journal’s permission to submit a revised version that addresses the results of peer review or to submit a revised version of an accepted or published paper.
The Submitter may not delete or otherwise make the Preprint or the Preprint Data unavailable to the public once it becomes publicly available on Jxiv.
(3) Withdrawal
JST may withdraw the Preprint if JST determines that the Submitter, the Preprint and/or the Preprint Data do not satisfy the requirements described in the Submission Terms, even after the Preprint is made publicly available. Whether or not to withdraw is determined at JST’s sole discretion. In the case of withdrawal, the Preprint will be modified to indicate the reason for the withdrawal, and it will remain publicly available with a notification of withdrawal displayed on the title page.
(4) Suspension of public availability
JST may suspend the public availability of a Preprint if JST determines, at its sole discretion, that the Submitter, the Preprint and/or the Preprint Data do not satisfy the requirements described in the Submission Terms and that making the Preprint available to the public is inappropriate. In addition, if a court or other public institution issues a court order or other order to suspend the public availability of a specific Preprint, JST may suspend the public availability or take any other necessary measures regarding the Preprint in question.
In the event that a Preprint is withdrawn or its public availability suspended according to item (3) or (4) above, except if prohibited by laws and regulations, the Submission Service will announce that the relevant Preprint has been withdrawn or its public availability suspended. All corresponding bibliographic information will remain available to the public and will clearly state the date and reasons for withdrawing or the suspension of public availability.
The Jxiv Submission Guidelines describe the procedures for unsubmission, revision, withdrawal, and suspension of public availability of Preprints and Preprint Data. The Submission Guidelines should be followed where relevant.
(1) Organized crime groups
The Submitter warrants that none of the Preprint’s authors is nor will be an organized crime group, organized crime group member or associate member, a company related thereto, or other organization or body that is likely to be engaged in violent or illegal activity, pose a threat to the safety of civil life, or promote illegal acts collectively or habitually, or a member of them (referred to as ”OCG”).
(2) Relationships with an OCG
The Submitter warrants that none of the Preprint’s authors has nor will have any substantial relationship with an OCG, including being controlled by an OCG, or providing any benefit to an OCG.
(1) No obligation of JST to investigate
The Submission Service makes public the Preprint and the Preprint Data “as is” submitted by the Submitter, for the purpose described in Section 1 of the Submission Terms. JST does not assume any obligation or responsibility for any investigation, correction or other conduct regarding the logic, scientific basis, accuracy, or validity of the Preprint, or regarding the accuracy, completeness, or security (including not containing any malicious codes) of the Preprint Data.
(2) Provision of the Submission Service
The Submission Service is provided as is, and JST does not make any warranty that the Submission Service is made available without error or interruption or for an indefinite period. JST is not liable for any suspension, interruption or discontinuation of the Submission Service.
(3) Suspension or termination of the Submission Service
JST may, at its sole discretion, suspend or terminate the operation of all or part of the Submission Service in the event of maintenance, repair, or any other works that JST considers necessary.
(4) Change or termination of the Submission Service
JST reserves the right to change or terminate the Submission Service if it is necessary for operational or other unavoidable reasons. In this case, JST shall, to the extent reasonably possible, endeavor to notify the Submitter of the change or termination of the Submission Service.
When using the Submission Service, the Submitter may not:
(1) Use the Submission Service or browse the content on Jxiv in breach of the Submission Terms (including their related guidelines) or the Jxiv Browsing Terms;
(2) Use the Submission Terms in a manner not fitting the purpose of Jxiv, as stated in Section 1;
(3) Behave or attempt to behave in any way that violates laws, regulations, or public policy;
(4) Perform or attempt to perform reverse engineering, disassembling, decompiling or extracting source code related to the Submission Service or programs;
(5) Gain or attempt to gain unauthorized access, or place an excess load on the Submission Service through intensive access, or attack the system or security of the Submission Service using computer viruses or any other harmful programs (including acts that induce such attacks), or interfere or attempt to interfere with the normal operation and management of the Submission Service;
(6) Download or attempt to download large amounts of data using mechanical or similar means;
(7) Otherwise impair or cause disruption to the Submission Service or any operation of JST; or
(8) Perform any other actions equivalent to any of the above items that JST reasonably deems inappropriate.
In cases of a breach of the Submission Terms or the Jxiv Browsing Terms by the Submitter, JST has the right to suspend or terminate the Submitter’s use of the Submission Service, suspend or ban the Submitter’s account to the Submission Service, or take any other measures that JST considers necessary.
Regarding the Submission Service, while JST’s liability is limited as follows, the Submitter and/or the Preprint authors may be responsible for their Preprint and Preprint Data, and the Submitter agrees to such restrictions and liability.
(1) Limitation of JST’s liability
a. As set forth in Section 12(1), JST makes no warranty on the content of the Preprint and Preprint Data and shall bear no responsibility for damages in any manner related to the same.
b. As set forth in Section 12(2)–12(4), the Submission Service is provided on an “as-is” basis. JST does not make any guarantee regarding the continuity, availability and usefulness of such a service, and JST shall bear no responsibility for damages in any manner related to any loss or destruction of related data.
c. The Submitter shall use the Submission Service at their own risk and responsibility, and JST (including External Partners) shall bear no responsibility for damages related to any acts of JST (including its External Partners) according to Sections 10–14 (including making the Preprint available to the public, not making the Preprint available to the public, suspending or terminating the Submitter’s use of the Submission Service, or suspending or banning the Submitter’s access to the Submission Service).
(2) Submitter’s responsibility
The Submitter is fully responsible for the content of the Preprint and Preprint Data and shall defend, indemnify and hold JST non-accountable for any claim made against JST with respect to the Preprint and Preprint Data. The foregoing shall apply to the case where the Submitter causes damages against JST by violating the Submission Terms or the Jxiv Browsing Terms.
Even if JST bears any liability for damages in connection with the provision of the Submission Service, the scope of damages JST may bear shall be limited to actual and direct damages incurred by the Submitter and/or the author(s), whether the cause may be based on contract, tort or otherwise, and even if JST knew or could have known of the possibility of damages. This is provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply if and to the extent that JST’s intentional conduct or gross negligence was involved in relation to the occurrence of such damages.
JST may revise all or part of the Submission Terms if JST deems it reasonably necessary. In cases where the Submission Terms are amended, information about the amendment together with the effective date shall be made known on the Submission Service or in any other manner that JST deems appropriate.
The amended Submission Terms shall apply to Preprints and Preprint Data submitted on or after the amendments become effective.
The Submission Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan, and the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute between the Submitter and JST relating to the Service, in the first instance.
IIf there are any discrepancies between the Japanese text of the Submission Terms and the text of any translation of the Submission Terms, the Japanese text shall prevail.
(Supplemental provisions)
The revised Submission Terms come into force on December 20, 2024
Exhibit
Terms and Conditions for Japan Link Center
< Japan Link Center >
Japan Link Center (“JaLC”) is a digital object identifier (DOI) registration organization for academic content in Japan, jointly operated by JST, the National Institute of Informatics, the National Diet Library, and the National Institute for Materials Science.
< JaLC members >
JaLC’s membership categories include regular members, who can register a DOI directly with JaLC, and associate members, who can register a DOI with JaLC through a regular member.
< Granting a license to JaLC for the bibliographic information of the Preprint to which a DOI is assigned >
The Submitter grants JST the following rights to use the bibliographic information related to the Preprint for which a DOI is assigned without any charge. The licensed territory shall always be worldwide.
In addition, with regard to these uses, the Submitter may not exercise their moral rights for oneself or make authors exercise the same against JST and its designated third parties and warrants that the authors will not do so against JST and its designated third parties.
The license stipulated in this Exhibit cannot be withdrawn or revoked. Even if the license in the main body of the Submission Terms expires or terminates, the license specified in this Exhibit shall survive and remain effective.
(1) Bibliographic information
JST can provide to JaLC any bibliographic information, abstract or citation information regarding the Preprint for which a DOI is assigned, and JaLC has a right to use these materials (including in any manner of reproduction, translation, modification, editing, automatic public transmission, and distribution). JaLC can use the original form or the form of any derivative work, regardless of whether for profit or non-profit purpose, whether in electronic or other form, and any Data formats. The foregoing applies in this Exhibit. JaLC has a right to grant a license to third parties to use such bibliographic information, abstracts or citation information.
JaLC’s license includes the right to grant a license to a third party to use these materials in the same way, and such a sublicensed third party may also have the right to grant a license. The foregoing shall apply in the same way to the third party who is granted a license thereafter.
Considering the licensed territory is worldwide, the bibliographic information, including author names, will be provided outside Japan.
(2) Personal information contained in bibliographic information
Personal information about authors in bibliographic information is provided to JaLC and then to third parties, including JaLC regular members and users of service providers with which JaLC cooperates, including those located outside Japan. Please refer to JaLC’s Privacy Policy to learn more about JaLC’s use of this personal information.