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These include, where applicable, the Privacy Policy, Publication Ethics, Author Guidelines, Reviewer Guidelines, and other policies published on the website.

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Content may be owned by OOOO, its publisher, authors, contributors, licensors, or other rights holders and may be protected by copyright, trademark, database, and other applicable intellectual property laws.

3. Permitted Use of Content

Subject to applicable copyright, licensing, and publication terms, users may access, read, download, print, and use publicly available Content for lawful personal, educational, research, scholarly, or informational purposes.

Appropriate attribution and citation must be provided when using published material.

No permission is granted to commercially exploit, reproduce, distribute, modify, publish, or create derivative works from substantial portions of Content except where expressly permitted by law, license, or written authorization.

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• Introduce viruses, malware, malicious code, or other harmful material.
• Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Services.
• Misuse the journal's name, logo, trademarks, or identity.
• Manipulate publication, peer-review, citation, or submission systems.
• Use automated scraping or downloading to systematically collect substantial Content without authorization.

5. Author Submissions

Authors may submit manuscripts, figures, tables, supplementary files, declarations, and other materials through the journal's submission services.

Authors retain the intellectual property rights they hold in their submissions, subject to any applicable publication agreement, copyright arrangement, or license associated with the article.

By submitting material, authors authorize OOOO and its authorized service providers to process, evaluate, peer review, edit, format, publish, archive, preserve, index, and otherwise use the material as reasonably required for journal and publication operations.

6. Author Responsibilities

Authors are responsible for ensuring that:

• The submitted manuscript is original or appropriately authorized.
• The work is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal.
• All sources and third-party materials are properly acknowledged.
• Required permissions have been obtained where applicable.
• All listed authors have approved the manuscript.
• Relevant funding and conflicts of interest are disclosed.
• The manuscript complies with applicable ethical requirements.

7. Editorial and Publication Process

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OOOO may conduct editorial screening, similarity checking, peer review, ethical assessment, revision review, and other appropriate checks before making a publication decision.

The journal may reject, withdraw, correct, issue an expression of concern about, or retract a manuscript or published article where appropriate.

8. Peer Review

Manuscripts may be evaluated by qualified reviewers selected according to subject expertise and editorial requirements.

Reviewers are expected to maintain confidentiality, provide objective assessments, and disclose actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest.

The final editorial decision rests with the journal's editorial team.

9. Intellectual Property

The OOOO name, logo, website design, visual identity, databases, and other protected materials may not be copied, modified, reproduced, or used in a way that suggests endorsement, affiliation, or authorization without appropriate permission.

Copyright and licensing arrangements for individual articles are governed by the applicable publication agreement or license associated with the relevant article.

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The Services may contain links to third-party websites, repositories, indexing services, DOI providers, ORCID, payment services, and other external resources.

OOOO does not control or accept responsibility for the availability, content, security, privacy practices, products, or services of third-party websites.

11. Artificial Intelligence and Automated Tools

Users must respect copyright, licensing, confidentiality, and other rights when using OOOO Content with artificial intelligence or automated tools.

Authors remain responsible for the originality, accuracy, citations, disclosures, and integrity of manuscripts prepared with assistance from artificial intelligence tools.

Unpublished manuscripts, confidential peer-review materials, or other restricted information should not be submitted to external AI systems where doing so would compromise confidentiality or intellectual-property protections.

12. Disclaimer

The Services and Content are provided on an "as available" and "as is" basis to the extent permitted by applicable law.

OOOO does not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free, complete, current, or free from technical defects or harmful components.

Readers and users are responsible for independently evaluating published research, findings, interpretations, and conclusions before relying upon or applying them.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, OOOO, its publisher, editors, editorial board members, employees, agents, service providers, contributors, and affiliates shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or similar losses arising from the use of or inability to use the Services or Content.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law.

14. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, users agree to indemnify and hold harmless OOOO, its publisher, editors, employees, agents, service providers, and affiliates from claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or reasonable legal expenses arising from their violation of these Terms, misuse of the Services, infringement of third-party rights, or violation of applicable law.

15. Account and Password Security

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Any suspected unauthorized access or security breach should be reported to the journal as soon as reasonably possible.

16. Suspension and Termination

OOOO may suspend or terminate access to an account or Service where reasonably necessary because of a violation of these Terms, journal policies, ethical requirements, applicable law, or security concerns.

OOOO may also suspend, discontinue, modify, or restrict availability of any Service where reasonably necessary for operational, technical, legal, or security reasons.

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These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of India, subject to any mandatory provisions of applicable law.

Disputes arising from or relating to these Terms or the Services shall, subject to applicable law, be handled by the competent courts having jurisdiction over the relevant publisher or responsible legal entity.

18. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect to the extent permitted by applicable law.

19. Changes to These Terms

OOOO may update, modify, add, or remove provisions of these Terms to reflect changes in journal operations, publishing practices, technology, or applicable legal requirements.

Revised Terms will be published on this page. Continued use of the Services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.

20. Privacy

Use of the OOOO website and related Services is also subject to the journal's Privacy Policy, which explains how personal information may be collected, used, stored, and protected.