These Terms and Conditions govern the use of the website and services of the Netherlands Journal of Critical Care (Neth. J. Crit. Care). By accessing or using the journal website, submitting a manuscript, registering an account, or using any journal-related service, you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions.

1. Use of the Website

The journal website is provided for legitimate academic, research, educational, and publication-related purposes. Users must not use the website for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, or unauthorized activities.

Users are responsible for ensuring that the information they provide to the journal is accurate, complete, and up to date.

2. Manuscript Submission

Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts are original, appropriately prepared, and comply with the journal's submission requirements and publication policies.

Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee acceptance or publication. All manuscripts are subject to the journal's editorial assessment and applicable peer-review procedures.

Authors must ensure that all required permissions, ethical approvals, declarations, and supporting documentation are obtained before submission where applicable.

3. Authorship and Originality

Authors must provide accurate authorship information and ensure that all individuals who have made appropriate contributions are properly acknowledged.

Manuscripts must not contain plagiarized, fabricated, falsified, or unlawfully reproduced material. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions do not infringe upon the intellectual property or other rights of third parties.

4. Peer Review and Editorial Decisions

The journal reserves the right to evaluate, review, revise, reject, or accept manuscripts according to its editorial policies and quality standards.

Editorial decisions are made independently based on the academic quality, relevance, originality, ethical compliance, and suitability of submissions.

The journal may request revisions, clarification, additional documentation, or corrections from authors when necessary.

5. Publication Ethics

Authors, reviewers, editors, and other participants are expected to comply with recognized standards of publication ethics and research integrity.

The journal may investigate allegations of plagiarism, research misconduct, duplicate publication, conflicts of interest, authorship disputes, data manipulation, or other ethical concerns and may take appropriate action where necessary.

6. Intellectual Property and Copyright

Authors are responsible for ensuring that they have the necessary rights and permissions for all content included in their manuscripts.

Copyright and licensing arrangements for published articles are governed by the journal's applicable Copyright Policy and Content Licensing Policy.

Users may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or commercially exploit journal content except as permitted by the applicable copyright, license, or written authorization.

7. Website Content

The information published on the journal website is provided for academic and informational purposes. Although reasonable efforts are made to maintain accurate and reliable information, the journal does not guarantee that all website content will always be complete, current, or error-free.

The journal reserves the right to modify, update, remove, or discontinue website content or services without prior notice where appropriate.

8. User Accounts

Where account registration is required, users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials and for all activities conducted through their accounts.

Users must promptly notify the journal if they become aware of unauthorized access or suspected misuse of their account.

9. Third-Party Links and Services

The journal website may contain links to external websites, platforms, databases, or services. These third-party resources are provided for convenience or scholarly purposes.

The journal does not control and is not responsible for the content, privacy practices, availability, or policies of external websites.

10. Limitation of Liability

The Netherlands Journal of Critical Care makes reasonable efforts to maintain the availability and functionality of its website and services but does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the journal shall not be liable for losses or damages arising from website interruptions, technical failures, unauthorized access, third-party services, or reliance on information provided through the website.

11. Prohibited Activities

Users must not:

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the journal website or systems.
• Introduce malicious software, harmful code, or other security threats.
• Misuse the manuscript submission or peer-review system.
• Submit fraudulent, misleading, or unlawfully obtained information.
• Impersonate another individual or institution.
• Interfere with the operation or security of the journal website.
• Use journal content for unauthorized or unlawful purposes.

12. Changes to These Terms

The journal may revise these Terms and Conditions periodically to reflect changes in its policies, services, technology, or applicable requirements. Updated terms will be published on the journal website, and continued use of the website following such changes constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.