It is important to understand that several countries maintain lists of individuals and entities with whom it is illegal to conduct business and that more than one law can apply to an individual business transaction. In addition to this, some countries also implement controls on the export of “dual use” items (goods, services & technologies): these are items which have commercial, but also potentially military or proliferation applications, even if not obvious, such as for example nuclear-related software like MCNP-derivate codes and ORIGEN code. If you are a customer or an Author from one of the following countries, you may be affected by these trade sanctions and export control laws:
- Crimea
- Cuba
- Iran
- Myanmar
- North Korea
- Sudan
- Syria
Furthermore, if you have been identified by such governments as a person or entity which is involved in some of the activities noted above, you may also be affected by such laws. Individuals or legal entities which are specifically identified by either the U.S. or the European Union as being involved in security or rights issues are referred to as “Specially Designated Nationals”.
If you are an Author located in a sanctioned country and you are not a Specially Designated National, your article may be published in an Athena publication if:
- You are acting in your personal capacity, in other words “not as an official representative or otherwise on behalf of a sanctioned government”; or
- You are acting on behalf of your government institution, where the primary function of the institution is education or research; or
- You are publishing on behalf of your government agency, where that agency is not primarily an educational or research institution and the Editors, Reviewers, or Publisher do not provide substantive editing (i.e. substantive or artistic alteration or enhancement of the work).
