Copyright

The author transfers the copyright and the associated rights along with it to the journal. This means the journal is now responsible for the article. The journal can elect to license back certain rights to the author. 

• Copyright Transfer for a Journal Article  (Click to download)  

Additional Statements

Journals may wish to include the following types of statements in their submission process:

3rd party copyright

 It is the responsibility of author to secure all necessary copyright permissions for the use of 3rd-party materials in their manuscript. 

Statement on plagiarism

The author declares that this is their original work and has been written by the stated authors.