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  • All patent and proprietary rights related to processes or inventions described in the manuscript;

  • The right to use the article, in whole or in part, for scholarly and educational purposes including classroom use, presentations, and institutional repositories;

  • The right to post the final published version on personal websites, institutional archives, or scholarly networks (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu), with proper attribution.

C. RIGHTS OF EMPLOYERS

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  • The manuscript is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration by any other journal;

  • All co-authors are listed, and all have approved the final version;

  • The authors have the authority to enter into this agreement and assign the rights described herein;

  • The manuscript does not infringe upon any existing copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights;

  • Necessary permissions have been obtained for the use of any third-party material, and appropriate credit has been given;

  • There is no libelous, defamatory, or unlawful content;

  • All conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are disclosed.

E. ATTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

If the manuscript is accepted and published, all reuse or distribution (including by the author) must include the following citation format:
Article Title, Author(s), Journal of Taiji Science, Volume, Issue, Year, Pages (if applicable), DOI.
When possible, a direct URL to the final published version should be included.