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1. Copyright

• The copyright of articles published in OPTIMUM remains with the author(s). However, by submitting a manuscript to the journal, authors grant OPTIMUM the right to publish, distribute, and archive the article as part of the journal's open access platform.
• Authors are permitted to retain the copyright to their work and are free to reuse, republish, or distribute their articles in any medium or format, provided that proper attribution is given to the original publication in OPTIMUM.

2. License

• All articles published in OPTIMUM are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This license allows others to copy, distribute, remix, transform, and build upon the work, even for commercial purposes, as long as appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and a link to the license is provided.
• The CC BY 4.0 license ensures that the work is accessible to a broad audience and can be freely shared, used, and adapted while giving credit to the original author(s).

3. Author Rights

• Authors retain the right to:
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  • Share the article in institutional repositories or personal websites with proper citation.
  • Adapt and translate their article for future publications.
• Authors may not impose any restrictions on the reuse of their article, provided that proper attribution is given to the original publication in OPTIMUM.

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• OPTIMUM retains the right to:
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  • Archive and make the article accessible to readers and researchers worldwide as part of the open access model.

5. No Additional Fees

• There are no fees charged to authors or readers for accessing the content. The journal is committed to making all published articles freely available to the public, without any financial barriers.