Website terms

This website provides information about Faith • Civilization • Theology (FCT), its editorial policies, submission processes, published contributions and related scholarly activities.

Author responsibility

Authors are responsible for the arguments, interpretations, factual claims, quotations, references, research data, permissions and disclosures contained in their work.

Views expressed in published contributions are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent Faith • Civilization • Theology, its Editor, editorial team, reviewers, advisory board members, host, affiliated institutions or other contributors.

Publication by FCT does not constitute endorsement of every claim, conclusion or opinion expressed by an author.

Editorial content

FCT may edit, correct, amend, retract, remove or update material in accordance with its Author Guidelines, Publication Ethics, Open Access Policy and other journal policies.

Routine editorial and copyediting changes may be made where they do not materially alter an author’s argument, findings, conclusions or intended meaning. Substantive changes will normally be handled in accordance with the journal’s editorial procedures.

Copyright, licences and reuse

Reuse of published contributions is governed by the licence displayed on the relevant publication page.

An article licence does not automatically apply to separately credited third-party material, including images, figures, tables, extracts, photographs, book covers, logos, trademarks or other content for which different rights may apply.

FCT branding, logos, design elements and website materials may not be reproduced in a manner that falsely suggests endorsement, partnership, affiliation or authorization.

Users must not misrepresent altered, excerpted or adapted material as the original FCT publication.

Accuracy and availability

FCT aims to provide accurate and current information but does not guarantee that all website content, external links, metadata or third-party information will remain complete, error-free, current or continuously available.

Where errors or integrity concerns are identified, the journal may correct or update content in accordance with its editorial policies.

External links and third-party services

External links are provided for scholarly reference, citation, discovery or convenience.

FCT does not control third-party websites or services and is not responsible for their availability, content, security, privacy practices or subsequent changes.

A link to an external organization, database, repository, publisher, service or institution does not by itself imply endorsement, partnership, certification, indexing or formal affiliation.

Confidential and restricted material

Users must not attempt unauthorized access to:

  • author or reviewer accounts;
  • unpublished manuscripts;
  • confidential submissions;
  • peer-review reports;
  • reviewer identities where anonymity applies;
  • editorial correspondence;
  • administrative systems;
  • restricted website areas;
  • or other confidential journal records.

Unauthorized interference with the website, submission system, accounts, data or confidential editorial processes is prohibited.

Privacy and personal information

Personal information supplied through the website, submission process, reviewer system or correspondence is handled for legitimate journal and editorial purposes in accordance with the journal’s Privacy Policy.

Authors and other users remain responsible for ensuring that material they submit does not unlawfully disclose confidential, private or sensitive information about third parties.

No professional advice

Published material is provided for scholarly, theological, educational and informational purposes.

Nothing on this website should be understood as legal, medical, financial, psychological or other professional advice unless expressly identified as such by a suitably qualified author acting in that professional capacity.

Editorial and legal action

FCT reserves the right to restrict access, correct, amend, retract, remove or decline material where necessary for editorial, ethical, security, copyright, privacy, legal or research-integrity reasons.

These Website Terms should be read together with the journal’s Author Guidelines, Publication Ethics, Open Access Policy, Peer Review Policy, Privacy Policy and other published policies.

Questions may be sent to:

editor@faithcivilizationtheology.org