Welcome to the website of Goldline & Jacobs Publishing. By accessing or using this website, submitting a manuscript, purchasing a publication, contacting us, or using any of our publishing-related services, you agree to these Terms of Use.
Please read these terms carefully. If you do not agree with them, you should not use this website or our services.
1. About Goldline & Jacobs Publishing
Goldline & Jacobs Publishing is an academic publishing company committed to the publication and distribution of high-quality books, journals, monographs, edited volumes, biographies, fiction, and scholarly works, with a strong focus on Africa, African authors, African-based scholars, and research related to Africa.
Our website provides information about our company, publications, journals, manuscript submission process, partners, and related publishing services.
2. Use of This Website
You agree to use this website only for lawful, respectful, and appropriate purposes. You must not use this website to:
- submit false, misleading, or fraudulent information;
- upload or transmit unlawful, harmful, defamatory, abusive, obscene, or offensive content;
- violate the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or legal rights of others;
- interfere with the security, functionality, or performance of the website;
- attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the website, server, database, or related system;
- use the website for spam, phishing, malware distribution, or any harmful activity.
Goldline & Jacobs Publishing reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate access to the website or services where misuse is suspected.
3. Manuscript Submissions
Authors may submit manuscripts, proposals, articles, abstracts, biographies, or other publication materials through our website, email, or other approved submission channels.
By submitting material to Goldline & Jacobs Publishing, you confirm that:
- you are the author, copyright owner, or authorized representative of the submitted work;
- the submission does not infringe the copyright, trademark, privacy, moral, contractual, or other rights of any third party;
- the submission does not contain unlawful, plagiarized, defamatory, or knowingly false material;
- all co-authors, contributors, editors, or rights holders have given any required permission;
- all necessary permissions have been obtained for third-party images, tables, quotations, datasets, or other copyrighted materials included in the work.
Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee acceptance, publication, distribution, promotion, or sale. Goldline & Jacobs Publishing reserves the right to review, decline, request revisions, or discontinue consideration of any submission at its discretion.
4. Publication Agreements
If a work is accepted for publication, the author, editor, institution, or rights holder may be required to sign a separate publication agreement, author agreement, copyright agreement, licensing agreement, journal agreement, or service agreement.
In the event of any conflict between these Terms of Use and a signed written agreement, the signed agreement will govern the specific publication relationship.
5. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, all content on this website, including text, graphics, logos, images, layout, design, publication descriptions, page content, and other materials, is owned by or licensed to Goldline & Jacobs Publishing and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.
You may view, download, or print website content for personal, educational, research, or non-commercial reference purposes only, provided that you do not remove copyright notices or alter the content in a misleading way.
You must not copy, reproduce, republish, distribute, modify, sell, commercially exploit, or create derivative works from website content without prior written permission from Goldline & Jacobs Publishing or the relevant rights holder.
6. Published Works and Author Rights
Books, journals, articles, chapters, covers, abstracts, metadata, and other published materials displayed on this website may be subject to separate copyright, licensing, open-access, or distribution terms.
Author rights, publisher rights, licensing arrangements, royalties, permissions, and reuse conditions are governed by the applicable publication agreement or license attached to the specific work.
Where a publication is made available as open access, users must comply with the stated open-access license or reuse terms.
7. Orders, Payments, and Services
Goldline & Jacobs Publishing may provide paid publications, publishing services, editorial services, journal services, book production services, printing services, distribution services, or related offerings.
Prices, fees, availability, timelines, and service descriptions may change without notice unless otherwise agreed in writing.
By placing an order or requesting a paid service, you agree to provide accurate billing, contact, and order information. Payment terms, refunds, cancellations, delivery timelines, and service obligations may be governed by a separate invoice, quotation, agreement, or policy.
Goldline & Jacobs Publishing reserves the right to refuse, cancel, or limit any order or service request where fraud, error, non-payment, rights concerns, or misuse is suspected.
8. Accuracy of Information
We make reasonable efforts to ensure that information on this website is accurate and up to date. However, we do not guarantee that all website content, publication details, prices, availability, service descriptions, submission guidelines, links, or other information will always be complete, current, or error-free.
Goldline & Jacobs Publishing may update, correct, remove, or revise website content at any time without prior notice.
9. Third-Party Links and Partners
This website may include links to third-party websites, partner organizations, distributors, journals, indexing services, payment platforms, or external resources.
These links are provided for convenience and information only. Goldline & Jacobs Publishing does not control and is not responsible for the content, privacy practices, security, availability, accuracy, or policies of third-party websites.
Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and policies of those websites.
10. User Communications
When you contact us, submit a form, send an email, or communicate with Goldline & Jacobs Publishing, you agree to provide accurate and respectful information.
We may use your communication to respond to your inquiry, process submissions, manage publication services, provide customer support, maintain records, and improve our services, in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
You must not submit confidential, sensitive, proprietary, or legally restricted information unless it is necessary for the service requested and you have the authority to share it.
11. No Professional Legal or Academic Guarantee
Information on this website is provided for general informational and publishing-related purposes. It does not constitute legal, financial, tax, academic, or professional advice.
Goldline & Jacobs Publishing does not guarantee academic acceptance, peer-review outcome, indexing approval, citation performance, sales performance, institutional recognition, or commercial success of any publication.
Authors and institutions are responsible for ensuring that their work meets ethical, academic, legal, and institutional requirements.
12. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Goldline & Jacobs Publishing shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or other damages arising from:
- use of or inability to use the website;
- errors, omissions, delays, interruptions, or technical issues;
- unauthorized access to data or communications;
- reliance on website information;
- third-party links, platforms, or services;
- manuscript rejection, publication delays, service changes, or distribution limitations.
Your use of the website and services is at your own risk.
13. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Goldline & Jacobs Publishing, its owners, directors, employees, contractors, editors, reviewers, partners, and affiliates from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from:
- your use or misuse of the website;
- your submitted materials;
- your violation of these Terms of Use;
- your violation of any law or regulation;
- your infringement of the rights of any third party.
14. Website Availability and Security
We aim to maintain a reliable and secure website, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access, error-free operation, or complete protection against technical problems, cyber incidents, data loss, or service interruptions.
We may suspend, restrict, update, or discontinue any part of the website at any time for maintenance, security, operational, or business reasons.
15. Changes to These Terms
Goldline & Jacobs Publishing may update these Terms of Use from time to time. Updated terms will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Your continued use of the website or services after changes are posted means you accept the revised terms.
16. Governing Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which Goldline & Jacobs Publishing operates, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Where required, disputes may be resolved through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or the courts of competent jurisdiction.
17. Contact Us
For questions about these Terms of Use, please contact:
Goldline & Jacobs Publishing
Website: goldlineandjacobs.org
Email: [email protected]
Effective Date: April 25, 2026