**Terms and Conditions**

**Last Updated: [10/03/2024]**

Welcome to our website, “https://shodhpatra.org/” By using this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions: If you do not agree to these terms, please refrain from using our services.

1. **Acceptance of Terms:**

By accessing or using our website, you agree to these terms and conditions, our privacy policy, and any other policies or guidelines posted on the website.

2. **Website Usage**

The ShodhaPatra journal is an online publication that is accessible to the public, international, and subject to peer review. It provides a global platform for publishing and sharing unique ideas, original research work, review papers, research articles, and scientific comments on recent trends in  social science.

3. **User Conduct**

You agree not to:

Use this website for any unlawful purpose.
impersonate any person or entity.
Upload, share, or distribute any offensive, illegal, or harmful content.

4. **Intellectual Property**

All content on this website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, and software, is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights.
You may not reproduce, modify, or distribute any content from this website without prior written consent.

5. User Responsibilities:

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information.
You are solely responsible for all activities conducted through your account.

6. Use of Content:

All content on this website is for personal use and may not be reproduced or redistributed without permission.

7. Payment and Fees:

we have very nominal fees or article processing charges, but there is no fee for paper submission. When your paper is accepted, you need to pay article processing fees and you want to proceed with it for publishing

Charges include publication of one entire Research Paper Online, Individual Certificate for all authors (Softcopy), Confirmation Letter (Softcopy), Charges, Indexing, and Soft copy of Journal, typesetting, Paper formatting, maintenance of Website and journal infrastructures.

Payments are non-refundable unless otherwise specified.

8. Cancellation and Rescheduling:

We reserve the right to cancel or remove paper at our discretion.

9. **Intellectual Property:**

All intellectual property rights related to the website and its content belong to us.

10. Termination of Account:

We may suspend or terminate your account for a violation of these terms and conditions.

11. Limitation of Liability:

We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.

12. **Indemnification:**

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, or expenses.

13. **Governing Law:**

These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of Kanpur, India.

14. **Changes to Terms:**

We reserve the right to modify these terms and conditions at any time.

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms and Conditions. Please review them periodically, as they may be updated. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.