Open Access Statement, Publication License and Copyright

Open Access Statement

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The open access articles published come under the terms of the following Creative Commons Attribution License:

• Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC) license [Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/]

This open access license allows users to copy, distribute and transmit an article, and adapt the open access article, as long as the author is properly attributed. Distribution of the article for commercial purpose is restricted under such license.

User will make it clear that the article is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution license, linking to the relevant Creative Commons web page.

The open access creative common License does not alter the moral rights of authors, including without limitation the right not to have their work subjected to derogatory treatment. Other rights of the authors or third parties in the articles are not affected by the license. Such rights include trademark or patent rights; and the rights of privacy and publicity.

Publication License

Author grants CIBTech a license to publish the article and identify it as the original publisher.

Copyright

Copyright under CC BY-NC remains with the author(s). If author works for any organization that has funded the project [research and publication expenses] then the organization might retain the copyright in the article. In such case the author will have to negotiate with the organization [or employer] to transfer the rights (exclusive or nonexclusive) of publication to the author else the copyright will remain with the funded organization.

User can use the article in whole or part in any medium recognizing the author and publication in following way:

[Author’s name/Title of Article/Journal Name/Volume/Issue/Year/Copyright owner as mentioned in the Journal]. Links to the final article available on CIBTech’s website are encouraged where pertinent.