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Journal Copyright Policies
Upon acceptance of a manuscript for publication, the copyright is transferred from the author to the publisher. Authors are required to obtain and submit written permission from the appropriate authority if their manuscript includes tables, data, or illustrations from any previously published article. The principal author must sign a covering letter declaring that the manuscript has not been previously published and is not currently being submitted elsewhere. The principal author is held responsible for any violation of the journal's publication preconditions. The principal author must declare that the manuscript has been approved by all authors and that the order of authorship was a joint decision among all co-authors. Authors must maintain their own hard and soft copies of all submitted materials for their own reference.