Open scholarship
still respects rights.

What contributors may submit

Paper-derived ideas may include bibliographic details, a stable link, an exact source location and only the limited passage reasonably necessary for automated extraction. That excerpt is not intentionally published in the public idea record.

Completed research is connected by a DOI, publisher or university-repository link. Research Idea Registry does not accept a new copy of the completed paper.

Rights confirmation

The Site requires contributors to confirm lawful access before a limited paper excerpt is processed and to confirm that a connected research link is lawful and public. Contributors must not submit paywalled articles, pirated copies, leaked manuscripts, confidential peer-review material, participant-identifiable data or embargoed work.

Making a complaint

A rights holder or authorised representative may send a good-faith notice containing: their full name and reliable contact details; identification of the protected work or right; the exact Research Idea Registry URL and material complained of; an explanation of the claimed infringement; relevant proof of ownership or authority; a statement that the notice is accurate and made in good faith; and a physical or electronic signature.

Send notices to the monitored copyright contact at info@bdfpartners.co.za.

How notices are handled

The Operator may promptly restrict public access while assessing a sufficiently detailed notice, ask for clarification, preserve necessary evidence, notify the contributor, remove or disable unlawful material, and take proportionate action against repeated infringement.

The contributor may provide evidence of permission, ownership, public-domain status, an applicable licence or another lawful basis. Material may be restored when a complaint is withdrawn, unsupported or resolved. Automated systems may assist with triage, but final legal takedown decisions must not rely solely on AI.

Abusive notices

Knowingly false, misleading, harassing or bad-faith notices are prohibited. A complaint process may not be used to suppress criticism, inconvenient research questions or lawful scholarly citation.

Other legal rights

The same contact process may be used for credible claims involving privacy, confidentiality, defamation, unlawful personal information or other legal rights. Include enough information to identify the material and assess the claim without disclosing unnecessary sensitive information.