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Doing this may have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

The Open Research Community’s details

The Open Research Community is a brand and service of Knowledge Unlatched. The full name of Knowledge Unlatched is Knowledge Unlatched, A Wiley brand, Wiley-VCH GmbH – A company of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The VAT number of Wiley-VCH GmbH is DE136766623. Wiley-VCH GmbH is registered in Mannheim, Germany, under the trade registration number HRB 736569. You can contact the Open Research Community by email at info@openresearch.community or by post at Knowledge Unlatched, A Wiley brand, Wiley-VCH GmbH – A company of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Rotherstraße 21, D-10245 Berlin, Germany.

Date of version

February 9, 2022.