1. About OpenRLens
OpenRLens (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a research intelligence platform in partnership with Learnium Labs. It provides research quality signals derived from open scholarly APIs and a personalised AI Advisor for education decisions. By accessing or using OpenRLens at openrlens.com, you agree to these Terms of Service.
OpenRLens is a software platform providing access to research analytics tools. It does not provide consulting, advisory, or professional services of any kind.
2. Who Can Use OpenRLens
OpenRLens is available to anyone worldwide. You must be at least 16 years old to create an account. By registering, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate.
3. Plans and Pricing
OpenRLens offers a free tier and three paid subscription plans. All plans are offered to users worldwide.
Free Plan
Available to all signed-in users at no charge. Includes:
- ·6 structural signals (basic preview)
- ·AI Advisor — basic institution chat
- ·Discover research-active institutions globally
- ·Basic researcher profiles
- ·NIRF rankings
- ·Shortlist institutions
- ·Compare up to 2 institutions
All users also receive a 3-day free trial with full paid access on signup — no credit card required.
Paid Plans — All Features Included
All three paid plans unlock the same set of features:
- ✓All 13 research signals — structural, funding & trajectory
- ✓AI Advisor — personalised shortlist + application verdict
- ✓Full researcher profiles — journal tiers (Q1–Q4), ABDC & CORE
- ✓Research Fit — match your interest to faculty publication topics
- ✓Institution Intelligence deep-dives
- ✓Unlimited institution & program comparison
- ✓My Application Plan — track decisions with AI verdict
| Plan | Price | Billing |
|---|---|---|
| 3-Month Plan | $9 | Renews every 3 months. |
| 6-Month Plan | $15 | Renews every 6 months. Ideal for application season. |
| 12-Month Plan | $24 | Renews every 12 months at the best per-month rate. |
Prices are in USD and processed via Stripe. All paid plans are auto-renewing subscriptions — they renew automatically at the end of each billing period unless cancelled before the renewal date.
4. Cancellation
You may cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings or by contacting us at info@openrlens.com. On cancellation, auto-renewal stops and you retain access to paid features until the end of your current paid period. No further charges will be made after cancellation.
5. Acceptable Use
The following are strictly prohibited:
- NOT ALLOWEDUse OpenRLens to produce misleading or fraudulent academic assessments
- NOT ALLOWEDScrape, crawl, or systematically extract data from the platform by automated means
- NOT ALLOWEDReverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the source code or methodology of OpenRLens
- NOT ALLOWEDCopy or replicate the platform’s UI, scoring system, or metric framework to build a competing service
- NOT ALLOWEDShare your account credentials with others
- NOT ALLOWEDUse the platform in any way that violates applicable law
6. Data and Privacy
All research signals are derived from publicly available open scholarly databases (Crossref, Europe PMC, CORE, OpenAIRE, NIH RePORTER, UKRI, NSF, and others). We do not store personal academic data. For analytics, IP addresses are one-way hashed and never stored in raw form. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
7. Intellectual Property
The OpenRLens platform — including its source code, scoring methodology, metric definitions, algorithms, user interface, visual design, and all associated content — is the exclusive intellectual property of its creator and is protected by copyright law. All rights reserved.
You may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, create derivative works from, or reverse-engineer any part of the OpenRLens platform or its outputs without prior written permission.
Underlying academic metadata belongs to the respective open data providers (Crossref, Europe PMC, CORE, and others). NIRF rankings data is © Ministry of Education, Government of India.
You may use results and outputs from OpenRLens for personal, academic, or internal business purposes (e.g. citing a metric in a report or presentation). You may not resell, republish, or redistribute OpenRLens outputs as a standalone data product or service.
8. Disclaimer of Warranties
OpenRLens is provided “as is”. Signals are derived from open metadata which may be incomplete or contain errors. Results should be used as one input among many in academic decision-making — not as the sole basis for admissions, employment, or funding decisions. We make no warranties as to accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, OpenRLens and its creators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the platform. Our total liability for any claim shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the 3 months preceding the claim.
10. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be notified by email (for paid users) or via a notice on the platform. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.
11. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the European Union. Any disputes shall be resolved in accordance with applicable EU consumer protection regulations.
12. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email us at info@openrlens.com.