Editing Services — Terms & Conditions
Below are our terms and conditions applicable for iō Literary Journal's ("we", "our", or "us") collective editing service offerings.
*Please note that this timeline assumes that you, the Client, has already delivered your paid invoice, signed contract, and materials for editing to us. If any of these items are outstanding by the time our initial one-on-one virtual consultation ends, we reserve the right to not begin our services engagement until the outstanding materials are delivered to us.
- Submission for Editing Services Only. With respect to our creative prose editing services, you, the Client, understands that submitting your materials through this Submittable form is only for editing services and is not a submission for publication in our journal. Submitting your work for our creative prose editing services does not guarantee your work will be published in our online or print publications. Please note that we cannot refund you the $5 Submittable base fee if your creative prose materials were submitted through this form in error.
- No Guarantee of Results. The Client understands and agrees that iō Literary Journal, and its affiliates, make no representations, promises, or guarantees in achieving the Client's desired results for any creative prose and/or academic and career-related materials submitted to us.
- Confidentiality. All work submitted to us for editing services will be kept confidential within iō Literary Journal, and its affiliates, unless you, the Client, provides us with prior and explicit consent otherwise. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information regarding how data we collect is stored.
- Copyright, Trademark & Plagiarism. The Client confirms that the work submitted for our editing services is the Client's original work and that it belongs to you, the Client. The Client therefore agrees that the submitted work(s) is/are not plagiarized and/or in violation of any existing copyright or trademark license. In this respect, iō Literary Journal, and its affiliates, cannot be held liable for any claims, liabilities, and/or expenses that may arise out of any potential or actual copyright or trademark misappropriation or infringement, and/or plagiarism claimed against the Client.
- Turnaround Time for Deliverables. The Client understands that what we return to the Client through our editing services—which will vary depending on the type of editing service package the Client selects—will be returned to the Client within 15-30 business days from the start of our services engagement with the Client. Depending on the length/complexity of the materials the Client submits to us, if we need longer than 30 business days to provide the Client with our deliverables, we will do our best to let you, the Client, know as early on in the editing process as possible. Please see below for how we measure the start of our services engagement.
- For our creative prose editing services, the start of our services engagement with you, the Client, begins at the following intervals:
- Comprehensive Editing Package — The clock for turning around our deliverables to you begins after our initial one-on-one virtual consultation.*
- Developmental Package — The clock for turning around our deliverables to you begins after our initial one-on-one virtual consultation.*
- Copyediting Package — The clock for turning around our deliverables to you begins when we are in receipt of your paid invoice, signed contract, and materials for editing.
- For our academic & career-related editing services, the start of our services engagement with you, the Client, begins at the following intervals:
- Career Opportunities/Internships Package — The clock for turning around our deliverables to you begins after our initial one-on-one virtual consultation.*
- Admission Materials Package — The clock for turning around our deliverables to you begins after our initial one-on-one virtual consultation.*
- Comprehensive Editing Package — The clock for turning around our deliverables to you begins after our initial one-on-one virtual consultation.*
- For our creative prose editing services, the start of our services engagement with you, the Client, begins at the following intervals:
- Right to decline services. We may decline to offer our editing services to any at any time. In this case, we will provide the Client with a refund of the $5 Submittable base fee.
- Cancellation policy. Both the Client and iō Literary Journal, and its affiliates, have the right to terminate a contract for editing services at any time in the event of a breach of our terms and conditions. In the event that the Client wishes to cancel the agreement for editing services, whether this occurs before the start of our services engagement or in the interim of our services engagement, the Client must provide us with written notice requesting cancellation (via email). In order for this cancellation to be valid, any of the iō Literary Journal editors must acknowledge this cancellation in writing (via email). In the event of any cancellation that occurs at any time, we will return your materials (which may or may not be edited) to you, the Client. We will not provide a refund of our editing service fees (including the $5 Submittable base fee) for cancellations unless there is a breach of the terms and conditions on our end or if we experience extreme circumstances that prevent us from completing the project. If either is the case, we will provide you, the Client, a prorated refund of services rendered (less the $5 base fee) and your materials (which may or may not be edited).
*Please note that this timeline assumes that you, the Client, has already delivered your paid invoice, signed contract, and materials for editing to us. If any of these items are outstanding by the time our initial one-on-one virtual consultation ends, we reserve the right to not begin our services engagement until the outstanding materials are delivered to us.
