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  • Right to license under CC BY 4.0 for open access

Authors Retain

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  • Institutional repository deposit
  • Reuse in future works (with citation)
  • Preprint posting rights

Open Access License

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Post-Acceptance Process

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Preprint Policy

Authors may post pre-peer review versions on:

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  • Personal/institutional websites
  • Update with final DOI upon publication

Third-Party Materials

Authors must obtain permissions for:

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  • Long quotations (>100 words)
  • Previously published datasets

Post-Publication Rules

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  • Corrrections as separate Errata
  • Retractions follow COPE guidelines only

Official Citation Format

Author(s). (Year). Title. The International Review of Multidisciplinary Research,
Volume(Issue), Pages. https://doi.org/[DOI]