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BMB is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal. Published articles are made freely accessible to readers without subscription fees or mandatory registration.

Articles published under the journal's applicable licensing policy are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Users may exercise the rights granted by this license provided that they comply with its attribution, noncommercial, and ShareAlike requirements. The official license terms govern the permitted uses and applicable conditions.

Authors retain copyright to their scholarly works and grant BMB the non-exclusive right of first publication, subject to the applicable publishing agreement and licensing terms.

Retention of copyright allows authors to exercise the rights they hold under the applicable agreement and license. Publication in BMB does not, by itself, transfer copyright ownership to the journal.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts do not infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties and that any necessary permissions have been obtained before publication.

Under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License, users may exercise the following rights for noncommercial purposes, subject to the license conditions:

• Copy and redistribute published articles in any medium or format.
• Translate, transform, and adapt licensed scholarly materials.
• Share published research for educational, academic, and other noncommercial purposes.
• Redistribute adapted material in accordance with the ShareAlike condition.

The scope of these rights is governed by the official Creative Commons license. Uses outside the license grant may require separate permission from the relevant rights holder.

Users who share or adapt BMB articles under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 must comply with the applicable license conditions, including the following:

• Attribution: Give appropriate credit to the original authors, identify the source, and acknowledge the original publication.
• License link: Provide a link to the applicable Creative Commons license.
• Indication of changes: Indicate whether changes or modifications were made, where applicable.
• Noncommercial use: Do not use licensed material for commercial purposes unless separate authorization is obtained or an applicable legal exception or limitation permits the use.
• ShareAlike: Distribute adaptations under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 or a license officially designated as compatible, as permitted by the license terms.
• No additional restrictions: Do not impose additional legal or technological restrictions that prevent others from exercising the licensed rights.

The CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License does not grant permission to use licensed material for commercial purposes.

Users seeking commercial reuse should contact the relevant copyright holder to request separate authorization, unless the proposed use is permitted by an applicable copyright exception or limitation.

Requests for additional permission should identify the article or material concerned, describe the intended use, and provide contact information for follow-up.

Authors may share and deposit their published articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, and scholarly platforms in accordance with the applicable publishing agreement and license.

When sharing or depositing an article, authors are encouraged to provide the complete bibliographic citation and a link to the original BMB publication, including its DOI where available.

Authors must respect any applicable third-party rights and ensure that the version being shared is distributed under the correct license and with the required attribution.

Materials included in an article that are identified as excluded from the article's Creative Commons license remain subject to their respective copyright and permission requirements.

Authors are responsible for obtaining necessary permissions for third-party copyrighted materials, including images, figures, tables, photographs, and other content, where required.

Applicable restrictions or third-party rights should be clearly identified in the article or accompanying credit statement. Users wishing to reuse excluded material must obtain permission from the relevant rights holder unless an applicable legal exception or limitation permits the use.

BMB aims to display clear and consistent copyright and licensing information on the journal website, article landing pages, published PDFs, and publication metadata, where technically feasible.

The applicable license should be identifiable to authors, readers, repositories, indexing services, and other users of published content. Users should consult the article's license statement and the official license terms before reusing material.

Articles published under earlier licensing arrangements remain subject to the licenses and agreements applicable to those articles. Adoption or revision of the current licensing policy does not automatically modify or replace previously granted licenses.

Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 International

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