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Publication Integrity & Ethics (PIE) was developed over a decade ago to address several areas of concern and promote real editorial freedom.Read more.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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PIE Highlights
You are invited to join the Publication Integrity and Ethics as one of its founding members. PIE offers free membership to all interested individuals. Read more.
As an Editor-in-Chief Member you will play a central role in shaping the organisation; you will benefit from the many and varied facilities the P.I.E. Read more.
The Publication Integrity and Ethics intends to publish a special peer-reviewed periodical that will publish short debate articles in science. Read more.

Publication Integrity & Ethics (PIE) Website Disclaimer
 
(1)        Introduction
This disclaimer governs your use of the Publication Integrity & Ethics website; by using our website, you accept this disclaimer in full. If you disagree with any part of this disclaimer, you must not use our website.

(2)        Intellectual property rights
We or our licensors own the intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website. Subject to the licence below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved. This notice excludes materials published on the website by members (affiliates and/or editors-in-chief) and adherents.

(3)        Licence to use website  
        
You may view, download, and print pages from the website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions below.
You must not:
(a)        Republish material from this website including re-publication on another website.
(b)        Sell, rent or otherwise sub-license material from the website.
(c)        Show any material from the website in public.
(d)        Reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on our website for a commercial purpose.
(e)        Edit or otherwise modify any material on the website.
(f)         Redistribute material from this website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution.

Where content is specifically made available for redistribution, it may only be redistributed. This notice excludes materials published on the website by members (affiliates and/or editors-in-chief) and adherents.

(4)        Limitation and exclusion of warranties and liability

Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we commit to ensuring that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to this website and the use of this website including and without limitation any warranties implied by law in respect of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and/or the use of reasonable care and skill.
To the extent that the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.
We will not be liable to you in respect of any losses arising out of any event or events beyond our reasonable control.
We will not be liable to you in respect of any business losses, including and without limitation: loss of or damage to profits, income, revenue, use, production, anticipated savings, business, contracts, commercial opportunities or goodwill.
We will not be liable to you in respect of any loss or corruption of any data, database or software.
We will not be liable to you in respect of any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage.

(5)        Variation
We may revise this disclaimer from time to time. The revised disclaimer will apply to the use of our website from the date of the publication of the revised disclaimer on our website.

(6)        Entire agreement
This disclaimer, together with our privacy policy, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your use of our website and supersedes all previous agreements in respect of your use of our website.

(7)        Law and jurisdiction
This disclaimer will be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, and any disputes relating to this disclaimer will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

(8)        Registrations and authorisations
We subscribe to the following codes of conduct:
-      Our own Publication Integrity & Ethics.
-      Association for Medical Ethics.
-      The Council of Science Editors.
-      The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

(9)        Our details
Email: office@integrity-ethics.org.

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