Terms

Draft of 6 November 2026, to be confirmed by the site operator. Items in [brackets] are still open.

These terms apply to everyone who uses sustainablemetallurgy.org, run by [legal name of the operator, address] ("we"). By creating an account you agree to them.

Membership

• Membership is free for now. Anyone working in or interested in sustainable metallurgy can join.
• Use your real name and keep your profile accurate. Everything you post here is signed with it.
• Keep your password to yourself. You are responsible for what is posted from your account.
• You can delete your account at any time from your member area.

What you post

• Preprint discussions are open to researchers with a confirmed ORCID iD. Your comments are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence, so anyone may reuse them with credit. Comments posted anonymously are shown as "Anonymous reviewer", but the editors know who wrote them.
• Opinion pieces are signed by their authors. You keep the copyright, and you allow us to publish, edit for length and clarity (with your approval), and keep the piece on the site. [Licence of opinion pieces to be decided, e.g. CC BY 4.0.]
• Post only what you have the right to share. Disclose any conflict of interest.
• Be civil and stay on the science: criticise work, not people. No harassment, discrimination, advertising, spam or illegal content.

Moderation

Editors read every comment and submission before it is published. They may decline, shorten or remove contributions that break these terms, and may suspend accounts that keep doing so. If you think a decision was wrong, write to us through the contact page.

The content of the site

• News items summarise and link to their original sources, which remain the authoritative version. Preprints stay on their own servers; we show their title, authors and abstract and host the discussion.
• Opinions are those of their authors, not of the Sustainable Metallurgy Association or the journal.
• We take care over what we publish but give no guarantee that it is complete or error-free, and we are not responsible for the sites we link to.

Changes and law

We may update these terms; members are told by email of important changes. These terms are governed by [the law of the operator's country]. Last updated: [date].