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  1. Authors reserve the copyright of their published articles
  2. Permission is required when:
  3. Permission is not required when:
  4. About obtaining permission
  5. Preprints
  6. Conferences, proceedings, abstracts

1. Authors reserve the copyright of their published articles

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5. Preprints

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6. Conferences, proceedings, abstracts

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