The copyright owner of the paper (hereinafter referred to as the Author(s)) hereby voluntarily transfers the copyright of the paper (Manuscript No. ____________________) entitled "_________________________________________" to the Editorial Department of China Powder Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the Editorial Department), and the relevant issues are clarified as follows:
1) The Author(s) voluntarily transfers the copyright of the paper to the Editorial Department, including but not limited to the rights of compilation, translation, reproduction of printed and electronic versions, online dissemination, and distribution, etc. After publication, the copyright of the paper will belong to the Editorial Department. The remuneration paid to the Author(s) by the Editorial Department includes the copyright transfer fee, and no additional payment will be made.
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3) After the publication of the paper, the Author(s) has the following rights:
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② The Author(s) may quote (or translate) parts of the paper in his/her subsequent works, or compile the paper in non-journal collections.
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4) The Author(s) guarantees that there is no dispute concerning the authorship of the paper. If any dispute arises concerning the authorship, all responsibilities shall be borne by the Author(s).
5) The Author(s) guarantees that the paper is an original work and does not involve any confidential information. If any infringement or disclosure issues arise, the Author(s) shall bear all responsibility.
6) The Author(s) guarantees that the paper has not been submitted to multiple journals simultaneously. If such issue is found, the Editorial Department has the right to recover any losses caused by the Author(s).
7) If the information of the Author(s) or the author's affiliation need to be changed before the publication of the paper, the consent of all authors must be obtained and a certificate of consent from all authors must be provided to the Editorial Department. In case of addition or deletion of authors, the certificate of consent should also include the confirmation of the authors who have been added or deleted.
8) If the paper is not accepted for publication, this agreement will automatically terminate when the Author(s) receives the rejection notice. If the Author(s) does not receive any responses from the Editorial Department within 2 months of submission, the Author(s) can handle the paper at will after notifying the Editorial Department, and this agreement will automatically terminate.
9) The first author of the paper confirms that all matters specified in this agreement have been agreed upon by all authors.
10) This agreement shall take effect from the date of signature.
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