The Legal, Scientific, and Civilizational Values of ResearchGate, its Relation to Human Life

By Andras Veszelka

This case study presents, through a correspondence, the means and criteria by which ResearchGate protects the Covid campaign. Published with the consent of ResearchGate (see in-text). On 17 and 21 of June, 2021, the pdf version of this study has been submitted to several human rights organizations, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the British Institute of Human Rights, the Human Rights Watch or the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andras Veszelka
• Release date: Jun 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9786156208453

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This case study presents, through a correspondence, the means and criteria by which ResearchGate protects the Covid campaign. The letters are communicated without change, without even correcting grammatical errors.

The Legal, Scientific, and Civilizational Values of ResearchGate, its Relation to Human Life

Andras Veszelka

This study can be freely shared, can be freely cited by indicating the source (name, title, publisher), but may not be changed without permission and is protected under copyright.

Published by: Pellea Bt, Kecskemét, Hungary

Copyright András Veszelka, 2021.

ISBN-13: 978-615-6208-45-3

Cover design by the author

Source of cover images: free to use and modify images without attribution requirement.

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Contents

Disclaimer

Note to the Reader

Letter 1 - My Letter Summarizing the Activities of  ResearchGate

Letter 2 - ResearchGate's Reply

Letter 3 - My Reply to the Arguments ResearchGate Put Forward

Letter 4 - ResearchGate's Reply

Annex 1 -ResearchGate's First Justification of Content Removal

Annex 2 - My Reply

Annex 3 - ResearchGate's reply

Annex 4 - My Reply

Annex 5 - Change in ResearchGate's Strategy

Annex 6 - My Second Study also Removed by ResearchGate

Annex 7 - ResearchGate Decides About Evidence Without Checking it

Conclusions

Litterature: the Removed Studies

Notes

Disclaimer

ResearchGate has received express written notice that the author intends to publish the letters included in this study (Letter 1). ResearchGate forwarded this written notice and the correspondence to its Legal Department, which confirmed in writing that it had evaluated the notice on behalf of ResearchGate, reviewed the rest of the other letters, and determined that these documents truthfully represent ResearchGate's position (Letter 2). ResearchGate also communicated, through its legal department, its decision to give its implied acceptance of having these letters published as widely as possible (Letter 1), because, based on its own judgement, without any interference of the author in its