1. Acceptance of these terms
By accessing or using the JESS website, you agree to use the website lawfully and in a manner consistent with its purpose as a scholarly publishing resource. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.
2. Permitted use
You may view, search and link to publicly available website content for legitimate personal, educational, research and professional purposes, subject to the copyright and licence terms applying to individual publications.
3. Prohibited use
You must not use the website to interfere with its operation, attempt unauthorized access, introduce malicious code, scrape or reproduce restricted material contrary to applicable rights, or use information in a way that is unlawful or misleading.
4. Manuscript submissions
Submission of a manuscript is subject to the JESS author guidelines, publication ethics requirements, peer-review process and any additional instructions provided by the journal. Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication.
5. Intellectual property
Website design, branding, logos and other site materials are protected by applicable intellectual-property rights. Individual articles are subject to the copyright and licensing terms stated with those publications.
6. Third-party services and links
Some website functions may depend on third-party hosting, publishing, analytics, email or other services. JESS is not responsible for independent third-party terms, policies or service interruptions.
7. Changes to the website or terms
JESS may update website content, functionality and these terms from time to time. The current version published on this page will apply to future use of the website.
8. Contact
Questions about these terms may be sent to the JESS Editorial Office at editor@jessorg.eu.
Last updated: 11 August 2026. These terms are a website draft and should be reviewed for the journal's governing entity, jurisdiction and publishing-platform arrangements before production use.