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Biosciences Reports (BR) – Copyright Notice

This document outlines the formal copyright and licensing terms governing all content published in Biosciences Reports (BR), ensuring clarity and legal compliance for authors, readers, and re-users.

1. Copyright Retention
Authors retain full copyright to their original scholarly work. Upon acceptance for publication, authors grant Biosciences Reports (BR) a non-exclusive license to publish the definitive version and to distribute it in all forms and media.

2. Open Access License
To promote unrestricted access and reuse, every article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Under this license, users worldwide may:

  • Reproduce and Share the material without restriction.

  • Create Derivative Works based on the content.
    These rights extend to all uses, including commercial applications, on the condition that proper attribution is provided. Attribution must credit the author(s), cite Biosciences Reports (BR) as the original source, link to the CC BY 4.0 license, and note any modifications.

3. Rights and Responsibilities by Party

  • Author Rights & Permissions: Authors are encouraged to deposit the final published PDF in any institutional repository, on their personal website, or via scholarly networks. They may also reuse their own figures, data, and text in future works without seeking further permission, provided the original BR publication is cited.

  • Third-Party Content: Authors are solely responsible for clearing permissions for any copyrighted material (e.g., images, tables, text excerpts) obtained from other sources that is included in their manuscript.

  • Publisher Archiving: Biosciences Reports (BR) reserves the right to permanently archive all content with trusted digital preservation services (e.g., CLOCKSS, Portico) to guarantee its perpetual availability.

4. Publication Ethics
Submissions must be original and must not infringe upon any existing copyright. The journal follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in investigating any claims of plagiarism or copyright infringement.

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