Copyright license agreement for the Journal of Tropical Biology

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To protect the legitimate rights and interests of publishing units and paper authors, in accordance with the Gold Open Access (Gold OA) and Copyright Policy of the Journal of Tropical Biology, the following terms and conditions are hereby established. The copyright holder of the paper (hereinafter referred to as the “author”) voluntarily transfers the relevant rights of the paper to the Editorial Office of the Journal of Tropical Biology (hereinafter referred to as the “Editorial Office”), with the specific terms and conditions as follows:

1. Originality and Confidentiality Commitment

The author guarantees that the paper is an original work, does not involve any confidentiality breaches, and has not been submitted to multiple journals simultaneously. In the event of infringement, disclosure of confidential information, or submission to multiple journals, the author shall bear full responsibility. The Editorial Office reserves the right to seek compensation for any resulting losses and may notify relevant parties within a certain scope.

2. Agreement on Authorship Rights

Once the authorship and order of authorship are finalized, they may not be altered. If there are special circumstances requiring changes, a written statement issued by the authors' affiliated institutions (with official seal affixed). The author shall bear full responsibility for any disputes regarding authorship rights.

3. Copyright Transfer

The author voluntarily transfers the rights of compilation, distribution, reproduction, translation, online publication, and global information dissemination to the Editorial Office. The Editorial Office has the right to: authorize domestic and international literature retrieval systems and databases to include and use the paper; publish and disseminate the paper in any medium and language (in compliance with Chinese laws and regulations); and submit both print and electronic versions to institutions including the National Library of China, China Library of Publications, and Hainan University Archives for archiving.

4. Gold Open Access and Licensing Agreement

The paper is published under the Gold OA license and adheres to the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), with the following specific terms: Attribution (BY): You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. Non-Commercial (NC): You may not use the material for. No Derivative (ND): If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.

Authors may deposit the paper in the Basic Research Knowledge Repository of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institutional Repository, provided that such actions do not violate this agreement or the journal's policies.

5. Royalties and Agreement Effectiveness

After the paper is published, the editorial department will pay the author a one-time royalty, which includes the copyright transfer fee. If the paper is not published in this journal, this agreement will automatically become invalid, and the copyright will remain with the author.

The agreement becomes effective upon signature (or seal) by all authors, in duplicate, with each party retaining one copy. Authors should mail or scan the signed agreement to the Editorial Office (rdsw2020@hainanu.edu.cn) for record-keeping.

6. Dispute Resolution

Any matters not addressed herein shall be resolved through mutual negotiation; if no agreement is reached, the matter shall be handled in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

Editorial Office of Journal of Tropical Biology

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