Author Self-Archiving & Permissions
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As an author, what you can do with your article, without seeking permission, depends on the licence you have chosen.
Author self-archiving
As the author you may wish to post your article in an institutional or subject repository or on a scientific social sharing network. You may also link your published article to your preprint (if applicable). F or in-depth terms and conditions please see here:
Author permissions
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Conference abstracts
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