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• everyone has free and unlimited access to the full-text of all articles published in the Journal;
• everyone is free to re-use the published material if proper accreditation/citation of the original publication is given.

For Authors and Readers Open Access Means:

• free availability of the literature without any subscription or price barriers
• immediate access once an article is published (no embargo period).
• authors retain all copyrights - authors will not be forced to sign any copyright transfer agreements.
• permission for re-use of the published material if proper accreditation is given (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).