{"id":4023,"date":"2022-03-05T11:25:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T11:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarpublishing.org\/sse\/?page_id=4023"},"modified":"2026-04-03T04:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:37:23","slug":"other-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scholarpublishing.org\/sse\/other-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Return, Refund and Cancellation Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4023\" class=\"elementor elementor-4023\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf44af6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf44af6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9845a9e\" data-id=\"9845a9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e8b93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"09e8b93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n    \/* ========================================================\r\n       Unique Scoped CSS for ScholarPublishing \"Refund & Cancellation\"\r\n       ======================================================== *\/\r\n    .sp-rrc-wrapper {\r\n        font-family: 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\r\n        background-color: #ffffff;\r\n        color: #334155;\r\n        padding: 4rem 2rem;\r\n        max-width: 1150px;\r\n        margin: 0 auto;\r\n        box-sizing: border-box;\r\n        line-height: 1.7;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-wrapper * {\r\n        box-sizing: border-box;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    \/* Header Section *\/\r\n    .sp-rrc-header {\r\n        text-align: center;\r\n        margin-bottom: 3.5rem;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-title {\r\n        font-size: 3.2rem;\r\n        font-weight: 800;\r\n        margin: 0 0 1rem 0;\r\n        background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f172a 0%, #0ea5e9 100%);\r\n        -webkit-background-clip: text;\r\n        -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\r\n        letter-spacing: -0.5px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    \/* Section Titles (Separators) *\/\r\n    .sp-rrc-section-title {\r\n        font-size: 1.6rem;\r\n        color: #0f172a;\r\n        margin: 3.5rem 0 1.5rem 0;\r\n        padding-bottom: 0.75rem;\r\n        border-bottom: 2px solid #e2e8f0;\r\n        display: flex;\r\n        align-items: center;\r\n        gap: 0.75rem;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-section-title i {\r\n        color: #0ea5e9;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    \/* Cards Layout *\/\r\n    .sp-rrc-grid {\r\n        display: grid;\r\n        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\r\n        gap: 2rem;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-full {\r\n        grid-column: 1 \/ -1;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-card {\r\n        background: #ffffff;\r\n        border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\r\n        border-radius: 12px;\r\n        padding: 2.5rem;\r\n        box-shadow: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);\r\n        transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-card:hover {\r\n        transform: translateY(-3px);\r\n        box-shadow: 0 12px 25px rgba(14, 165, 233, 0.06);\r\n        border-color: #bae6fd;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-card-header {\r\n        display: flex;\r\n        align-items: center;\r\n        gap: 1.25rem;\r\n        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-icon {\r\n        width: 45px;\r\n        height: 45px;\r\n        background: #f0f9ff;\r\n        color: #0ea5e9;\r\n        border-radius: 10px;\r\n        display: flex;\r\n        align-items: center;\r\n        justify-content: center;\r\n        font-size: 1.3rem;\r\n        flex-shrink: 0;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-card h3 {\r\n        color: #0f172a;\r\n        font-size: 1.4rem;\r\n        margin: 0;\r\n        font-weight: 700;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-card p {\r\n        margin: 0 0 1rem 0;\r\n        color: #475569;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-card p:last-child {\r\n        margin-bottom: 0;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    \/* Custom Bullet Lists *\/\r\n    .sp-rrc-list {\r\n        list-style: none;\r\n        padding: 0;\r\n        margin: 0;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-list li {\r\n        position: relative;\r\n        padding-left: 1.8rem;\r\n        margin-bottom: 1rem;\r\n        color: #475569;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-list li:last-child {\r\n        margin-bottom: 0;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .sp-rrc-list li::before {\r\n        content: '\\f0a4'; 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Once the Article is accepted for publication, it may no longer be withdrawn by the Customer. Any benefits or interests received by the Customer up to the cancellation must be restituted to Scholar Publishing UK.<\/li>\r\n            <li><strong>Scholar Publishing UK Cancellation Right:<\/strong> When offering services to the Customer, Scholar Publishing UK may turn down or reject the Article anytime without specifying any reason and thus cancel the conclusion of the contract. After the cancellation through Scholar Publishing UK, both parties are freed from any previous commitments of these Terms and Conditions. The customer shall be fully refunded if any service fees were already paid before the cancellation of the contract.<\/li>\r\n            <li><strong>Overpayments:<\/strong> In case a Customer pays more than invoiced by Scholar Publishing UK, any bank or transaction charges will be deduced from a partial refund of the overpaid amount.<\/li>\r\n            <li><strong>Post-Publication:<\/strong> Once an article is published, Scholar Publishing UK will refund authors in exceptional circumstances only and a decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <h2 class=\"sp-rrc-section-title\"><i class=\"fas fa-gavel\"><\/i> Post-Acceptance Editorial Policies<\/h2>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"sp-rrc-grid\">\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"sp-rrc-card sp-rrc-full\">\r\n            <div class=\"sp-rrc-card-header\">\r\n                <div class=\"sp-rrc-icon\" style=\"color: #f59e0b; background: #fef3c7;\"><i class=\"fas fa-ban\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n                <h3>Article Withdrawal <span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: 1rem; color: #64748b;\">(Prior to Formal Publication)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <p>\r\n                <strong>Articles in Press<\/strong> (articles that have been accepted for publication or published as E-pub Ahead of Schedule but which have not been formally published with volume\/issue\/page information) may be \"Withdrawn\" from the journal if they include errors or are determined to violate the publishing ethics guidelines (such as multiple submission, fake claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, or the like). \r\n            <\/p>\r\n            <p>\r\n                Withdrawal means that the article files are removed and replaced with a PDF stating that the article has been withdrawn from the journal in accordance with Scholar Publishing UK Editorial Policies.\r\n            <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sp-rrc-card sp-rrc-full\">\r\n            <div class=\"sp-rrc-card-header\">\r\n                <div class=\"sp-rrc-icon\" style=\"color: #ef4444; background: #fee2e2;\"><i class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n                <h3>Article Retraction <span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: 1rem; color: #64748b;\">(After Formal Publication)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <p>\r\n                <strong>Published articles<\/strong> (with volume\/issue\/page information) which may contain infringements of professional ethical codes, such as multiple submission, bogus claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, or the like, are retracted. The retraction process operates as follows:\r\n            <\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <ul class=\"sp-rrc-steps\">\r\n                <li>A retraction note titled \"Retraction: [article title]\" signed by the authors and\/or the Editor-in-Chief is published in the paginated part of a subsequent issue of the journal and listed in the contents list.<\/li>\r\n                <li>In the electronic version, a direct link is made to the original article.<\/li>\r\n                <li>The online article is preceded by a screen containing the retraction note. It is to this screen that the link resolves; the reader can then proceed to the article itself.<\/li>\r\n                <li>The original article is retained unchanged save for a watermark on the .pdf indicating on each page that it is \"retracted.\"<\/li>\r\n                <li>The HTML version of the document is completely removed.<\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"sp-rrc-alert\">\r\n        <div class=\"sp-rrc-alert-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-edit\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n            <h3>Errata and Corrections in Published Articles<\/h3>\r\n            <p>\r\n                Authors and readers are encouraged to notify the Editor-in-Chief if they discover errors in published content, authors\u2019 names and affiliations, or if they have reasons for concern over the legitimacy of a publication. In such cases, the journal will publish an <strong>ERRATUM<\/strong> in consultation with the Editor-in-Chief and authors of the article, and\/or replace or retract the article.\r\n            <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Return, Refund &#038; Cancellation Policy Purchasing &#038; Service Cancellations Customer Cancellation Right: The Customer can withdraw her\/his Article and cancel the declared intention to conclude the contract any time during the evaluation (peer-review) of the Article. Once the Article is accepted for publication, it may no longer be withdrawn by the Customer. 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