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Agricultural and Biotechnological Reflections (ABR) is an open-access journal committed to the dissemination of scientific knowledge under a transparent and legally compliant copyright framework. The following policies govern the copyright and licensing of content published in the journal:

Copyright Ownership

  • Authors retain the copyright of their published work.

  • Upon acceptance, authors grant Agricultural and Biotechnological Reflections (ABR) a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and archive their article.

  • Authors are free to share, distribute, and reproduce their work in any format, provided proper attribution is given to the original publication in ABR.

Licensing Policy

  • All articles published in ABR are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

  • Under this license, users are free to:

    • Share – Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

    • Adapt – Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use.

    • Attribution – Proper credit must be given to the original work published in ABR, including a link to the license and indication of any modifications made.

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Author Rights

  • Authors may self-archive their published articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, or other online platforms.

  • Authors are encouraged to distribute their published articles on platforms such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and Google Scholar to enhance research visibility.

  • Authors may reuse figures, tables, and text from their articles in future works, provided proper attribution is given to the original publication.

Third-Party Content

  • Authors must ensure that any third-party content (e.g., figures, tables, or excerpts) included in their submission complies with copyright regulations and that written permission has been obtained for reproduction if necessary.

Publisher Rights

  • ABR reserves the right to maintain and archive all published content in digital repositories, indexing databases, and long-term preservation networks such as PKP Preservation Network (PN) and CLOCKSS.

  • The journal ensures perpetual availability of articles, even in cases where ABR ceases publication.

Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement

  • Authors must submit original research free of plagiarism.

  • Any allegations of copyright infringement or plagiarism will be investigated as per COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines.

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