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Use of Content

The content on Newtonian Innovator is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice. Unauthorized use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense.

Disclaimer

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Links to Other Websites

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Research Protection Service (/protect)

Eligibility. This service is available only for research that has completed formal peer review and been published in a peer-reviewed journal. Preprints and unpublished work are not eligible. You self-attest to your paper's peer-review and publication status, and that you are the corresponding author or are submitting with the knowledge and consent of your co-authors, when you submit. We may verify these attestations against your provided DOI and decline or revoke service if they are found to be inaccurate.

What this service does and does not provide. This service creates a cryptographic, Bitcoin-anchored timestamp providing evidence that your submitted material existed no later than the time supported by that timestamp. It does not prove, establish, or guarantee novelty, authorship, ownership, or priority of discovery. It does not prevent others from independently arriving at or publishing similar ideas, and it cannot establish a date earlier than the timestamp itself. This service is not a substitute for a patent, copyright registration, or other intellectual property protection, and we make no representation that it will be treated as legal proof of priority in any dispute, court, or administrative proceeding.

No adjudication of disputes. We are not an arbiter of priority, authorship, or credit. We do not assess whether your contribution is novel, original, or correct, and we do not evaluate competing claims between researchers. Author names, ORCID iDs, institutional affiliations and co-author details are supplied by you and are not independently verified by us. If a disagreement arises about who first published or discovered something, we take no position on it and play no part in resolving it. Your record and its verification file stand on their own: they state what you submitted and when, and any party can check them independently without our involvement or cooperation.

No testimony or expert opinion. We do not provide expert opinions, witness statements, declarations, or any other representation in support of or against a claim, for you or for any other party. Where we are legally required to produce records or respond to a lawful request, we will comply with that obligation, and doing so is not an endorsement of any party's position.

How you may describe this service. You agree not to present your record, your verification file, or this service as establishing novelty, priority of discovery, or our endorsement of your claim, or as evidence that any other person's work is derivative of yours.

Feature article. Depending on the product offering at the time of your purchase, this service may include a feature article about you and your work, written by our editorial staff at our discretion. We do not guarantee specific publication timing, and any article is subject to our own editorial review and approval process before publication.

Payment. This service is offered for a one-time payment as displayed at checkout, processed by our third-party payment processor (Stripe). Given the nature of the service (an irreversible cryptographic timestamp is generated promptly after submission), payments are generally non-refundable once your submission has been processed, except where required by law.

Contact

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