Advertising Policies

• Payment Terms
• Publisher's Approval
• Sequential Liability
• Cancellation Policy for Print Advertisers
• Confidential Reply Service
• Cancellation Policy for Internet Advertisers
• Internet Policies
• Post and Go Policies

Payment terms are net 30 days with established credit. Credit approval must be completed prior to first insertion, or prepayment will be required. Penalty after 60 days is 1.5 percent per month. MasterCard, VISA, Discover, and American Express accepted.

All advertising is subject to publisher’s approval. Advertising schedule is subject to change.

Publisher shall have the right to hold advertiser and/or its advertising agency liable for such monies as are due and payable to the publisher for advertising which advertiser or its agency ordered and which advertising was published. Sequential liability clauses will not be accepted. The advertiser and the agency agree to hold the publisher harmless from any and all claims or suits, including attorney fees, arising out of advertising published.

Written cancellation of order must be received no later than the space reservation deadline to avoid billing. Cancellations without written acknowledgement from the publisher will not be accepted. Any order canceled after the space reservation deadline stated in the Rate Card will incur the full insertion cost. Late delivery of materials may incur forfeiture of space at full cost.

Blind box numbers are available for an additional fee of $75 per ad. Advertisements that use Science’s confidential reply service must include a deadline date for accepting applications of no more than 10 weeks after publication. Science will not forward applications or resumes beyond 12 weeks after the issue date.

This cancellation policy applies only to Banner advertisers, Employer Profiles, and Resume/CV Database access. It does not apply to Post and Go. In the event that it is necessary to cancel an ad during the monthly period, invoices will be prorated as follows:

• 1 to 7 days: 50% of total amount due
• 8 to 14 days: 70% of total amount due
• 15 to 21 days: 90% of total amount due

• Internet rates are effective January through December 2005.
• Internet advertising does not contribute to print advertising frequency discount.
• Print advertising does contribute to Internet advertising frequency discount, except where noted.
• Invoices will be issued on a monthly basis.
• Before an ad can be posted, Science must have a signed Internet Insertion Order, including billing address and telephone number.
• Advertisers can change banner ad artwork up to two times each month. However, banner ads are posted on Fridays, and new artwork must be received four days before it is posted.

• Once a job is posted in Post and Go, you may not cancel the order.
• Payment choices include invoicing, credit card, insertion orders, and purchase orders.
• Payment terms are net 30 days. Penalty after 60 days is 1.5 percent per month. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted.
• Sequential Liability – see policy above.

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