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Plagiarism
All manuscripts are checked with [plagiarism-checking software] at submission and before publication. Manuscripts with an overall similarity above [e.g. 15%] (excluding references) are returned to the authors for revision or rejected.
- Copying text, data or figures without citation is plagiarism.
- Reusing large parts of the authors’ own published work without citation (self-plagiarism) is not accepted.
- If plagiarism is found after publication, the chapter may be corrected or retracted.
Permissions
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