Author agreement (public offer) on the publication of authored materials in the Vestnik journal

“Author” means the natural person whose creative work has produced the Author’s material.

“Author’s material” means a work (prose, poetry, essays, etc.) and/or an illustration submitted by the Author for publication in the Journal.

“Acceptance of the Offer” means the full and unconditional acceptance of the Offer.

“Journal” means the literary, artistic and socio-political Yunost journal in printed and/or electronic form, published on the Editorial office’s website unost.org/yunost.rf on the Internet.

“Application” means the Author’s request to the Editorial office to place the Author’s material in the Journal by sending the Author’s material by e-mail to unost-org@mail.ru on the Internet or by post to: 8, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya St., Moscow, 125047, or P.O. Box 182, Moscow, 125047.

“Offer” means this Agreement (a proposal to the Author for the publication of the Author’s material) published on the Editorial office’s website unost.org/yunost.rf on the Internet.

“Publication” means the placement of the Author’s material in the Journal.

“Guidelines for Authors” means the publication conditions and formatting rules for the Author’s material set out in the Appendix to this Agreement.

“Editorial office’s website” means the Editorial office’s website unost.org/yunost.rf on the Internet.

“Co-author(s)” means the third party or parties who took creative part in creating the Author’s material together with the Author.

“Service” means the publication of the Author’s material in the Journal on the basis of the Author’s Application.

2.1. This Agreement determines the relationship between the Editorial office and the Author (or another rights holder) who has accepted the public proposal (Offer) to conclude this Agreement.

2.2. This Agreement is a public offer, and the full and unconditional acceptance of it is deemed to be the sending of the Author’s material to the Editorial office.

3.1. The Author grants the Editorial office, free of charge and for the term of the copyright provided for by the current legislation of the Russian Federation, a non-exclusive right under Part 2 of Article 1270 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation to use the Author’s material created by the Author for publication in the Journal.

3.2. The rights to use the Author’s material transferred under this Agreement include, but are not limited to: reproduction of the Author’s material in any tangible form, including on paper and electronic media, in the Journal and/or in the databases of the Editorial office and/or third parties at the discretion of the Editorial office, in accordance with agreements concluded by the Editorial office; distribution of the Author’s material as part of the Journal and/or the databases of the Editorial office and/or third parties at the discretion of the Editorial office; making the Author’s material available to the public in such a way that any person may access the Author’s material from any place and at any time of their own choosing (including through the Internet); granting permission to use the Author’s material obtained under this Agreement and transferring rights to third parties at the discretion of the Editorial office; translation of the Author’s material into foreign languages and use of the translated Author’s material in the ways specified in this Agreement.

3.3. The territory in which the rights to the Author’s material may be used is not limited.

3.4. The Author transfers the rights to use the Author’s material to the Editorial office free of charge. Publication of the Author’s material in the Journal does not entail any financial payments to the Author, unless otherwise provided by an additional agreement between the Author and the Editorial office.

4.1. The Author provides the Author’s material that meets the requirements of the Offer and is formatted in accordance with the Guidelines for Authors set out in the Appendix to this Agreement.

4.2. The Author accepts (fully and unconditionally) the Offer.

5.1. The Editorial office has the right to:

5.1.1. Carry out literary and artistic editing of the Author’s material that does not change its main content.

5.1.2. At its own discretion, review and prepare the received Author’s material by supplying forewords, afterwords, commentaries and explanations, adding illustrations and photographs, choosing the typeface in which the Author’s material will be published, producing paper and electronic layouts, and performing other work and actions necessary for printing.

5.1.3. Where necessary, recommend that the Author revise the received Author’s material.

5.1.4. Independently determine the design and printing execution of the Author’s material.

5.1.5. Request from the Author additional information, data, materials, documents, etc., if during the use of the Author’s material under the terms of this Agreement the Editorial office needs to obtain them.

5.1.6. At its own discretion, place preliminary and/or advertising information about the forthcoming publication of the Author’s material in the mass media and any information sources (including on the Internet).

5.1.7. Establish the rules (conditions) for accepting and publishing Author’s materials in the Journal. The Editorial office has the exclusive rights to select and/or reject Author’s materials sent for publication. The Editorial office does not enter into correspondence with Authors regarding the rejection of Author’s materials.

5.1.8. In accordance with Article 42 of the Law of the Russian Federation No. 2124-1 “On the Mass Media”, reject the publication of the Author’s material or return it for revision if it does not meet the requirements of the Editorial office. No one may oblige the Editorial office to publish the Author’s material it has rejected, unless otherwise provided by the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

5.1.9. Decide to retract a published Author’s material in the event of: receipt of evidence that the information presented in the Author’s material is unreliable, whether it is an honest mistake or a deliberate violation; confirmation of plagiarism; concealment of a conflict of interest; incorrect information about the Author and/or Co-authors; confirmation of violations of ethical standards by the Author and/or Co-authors.

5.1.10. At its own discretion and without any coordination with the Author, conclude contracts and agreements with third parties concerning the Author’s material.

5.1.11. Unilaterally change the terms of this Agreement and adjust its provisions by publishing notices of the changes on the Editorial office’s website.

5.2. The Editorial office is obliged to:

5.2.1. Use the Author’s material exclusively in accordance with this Agreement.

5.2.2. Provided that the Author complies with the requirements contained in the Guidelines for Authors set out in the Appendix to this Agreement and that the Editorial office decides that publication is possible, publish the Author’s material in the Journal in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

5.2.3. Provide the Author with services related to the publication of the Author’s material in the Journal: checking the submitted Author’s material, review, editing, preparation of the layout and publication.

5.3. The Author has the right to:

5.3.1. Use the Author’s material in any way not prohibited by the current legislation of the Russian Federation and this Agreement.

5.3.2. Receive information about the progress of preparing the Author’s material for publication in the Journal.

5.3.3. Receive free of charge one author’s copy of the Journal with the published Author’s material.

5.3.4. Apply for the retraction of the Author’s material in the event of: publication of the Author’s material in another mass medium without notifying the Author; publication of the Author’s material in co-authorship without the Author’s consent; incorrect information about the Author and/or Co-authors.

5.4. The Author is obliged to:

5.4.1. Provide the Author’s material formatted in accordance with the Guidelines for Authors, which are an integral Appendix to this Agreement, and with the terms of this Agreement.

5.4.2. If the submitted Author’s material includes copyright-protected material of which the Author is not the rights holder, obtain at their own expense and by their own efforts all necessary rights to use that material within the Author’s material.

5.4.3. Name the Co-authors who made a creative contribution to the preparation and writing of the Author’s material.

5.4.4. Inform the Co-authors about the terms of this Agreement.

5.4.5. Refrain from any actions that could hinder the Editorial office in exercising the right granted to it to use the Author’s material within the limits established by this Agreement.

5.4.6. Provide, at the request of the Editorial office and no later than 3 (three) working days, additional information, data, materials, documents, etc., if during the use of the Author’s material under this Agreement the Editorial office needs to obtain them.

5.4.7. Immediately notify the Editorial office if errors and/or inaccuracies are discovered in the Author’s material at the review stage or after Publication.

5.4.8. Not use for commercial purposes or in other publications (mass media), without the consent of the Editorial office, an electronic or other copy of the Author’s material prepared by the Editorial office.

5.5. In all cases not provided for by this Agreement, the Parties are obliged to be guided by the current legislation of the Russian Federation.