Terms and conditions for editors
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR HONORARY EDITOR
The LAR Center Press, the official Publisher of Review of Social Sciences (RSS), is a nonprofit organization, which publishes professional journals and desires to appoint you to serve as the Honorary Editor of RSS with its editorial office located at “ 9450 SW Gemini Drive, Beaverton, OR 97008, United States, with the following terms and conditions for Honorary Editor.
1. Appointment and Term. The Publisher appoints Honorary Editor to be the Editor of the Journal for a two (2) year term beginning with the next issue of the Journal, which term will be automatically renewed for two successive five (5) year terms after that, for a maximum of twelve (12) years, unless otherwise terminated by written notice from one party to the other not less than six (6) months before the end of any such term.
2. Responsibilities. As it is the honorary post, the Editor shall not discharge any official duty as what a regular Internal Editor does. However, The Honorary Editor may share their views regarding the contents of the Journal with the managing editor.
3. Non-Competition and Conflicts of Interest. During the term of this Agreement, the Editor shall not engage in actions that may constitute an actual, apparent, or potential conflict of interest with the mission and activities of the Journal or Publisher.
4. Compensation. The Honorary Editorial position is voluntary, and thus no financial benefit involves in it. The editor’s name and affiliations would be listed on the website of RSS and be printed on the hard copy of the journal. Moreover, the center issues a certificate of appreciation to the editors upon request as an acknowledgment of their affiliation.
5. Representations and Warranties. The Honorary Editor represents and warrants as follows: The Honorary Editor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. The Editor shall treat the terms of this Agreement, and all Journal information and reports as confidential. No disclosure of such confidential information shall be made to any third party except upon prior consent of the Publisher.
6. Termination. The Publisher shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement without any further obligation upon written notice to the Honorary Editor of at least six months if the Publisher should decide to discontinue the publication of the Journal. The Publisher may terminate this Agreement “for cause” which shall include but not be limited to: (i) the death of the Editor, with such termination of the Agreement to be effective immediately or (ii) any conduct by the Editor which in the opinion of the Publisher is a material breach of this Agreement, violates the representations and warranties made under this Agreement, or constitutes dishonest, fraudulent, grossly negligent, or criminal action. Termination for cause must be preceded by written notice to the Editor setting forth the specific nature of the breach and the action or actions necessary, if any, to cure the breach. The Editor shall have thirty (30) days from the effective date of notice to cure the breach if a cure is possible. If the Editor has not cured the breach within this thirty (30) day period or a cure is not possible, the Publisher shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately. If the Publisher terminates this Agreement for cause, the Publisher shall have no further obligation to the Editor after termination. The Publisher may terminate this Agreement without cause upon ninety (days) written notice to the. The Honorary Editor also may terminate this Agreement without cause upon one hundred and eighty (180) days written notice.
7. Arbitration. Any disagreement, dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to any aspect of this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration between the parties. The parties shall submit to arbitration in accordance with the applicable Rules of the American Arbitration Association before three arbitrators, of whom the Editor shall choose one and the Publisher one, each within ten days of submission of the matter to the American Arbitration Association. The two arbitrators, so chosen, will choose a third within fifteen days, and the decision of a majority of the three arbitrators, reduced in writing, shall be final and conclusive as to all parties and may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction.
