All papers submitted or published in Food and Fermentation Industries are deemed to agree with the journal for electronic publishing, internet publishing and other forms of publishing, and for use by the authorized cooperative media and network platforms. The accepted papers for publication in F&FI must not be re-produced elsewhere without the written authorization. To comply with this policy, authors will be required to submit a signed copy of Copyright Transfer Agreement after acceptance of their papers.
Food and Fermentation Industries Manuscript Publishing Contract
Authors (Party A) and the editorial department of Food and Fermentation Industries (Party B) agree as follows on the publication of the manuscript:
1. Party A transfers the following rights of the manuscript to Party B: (1) Compilation rights; (2) Distribution rights, dissemination rights and reproduction rights of the paper version, online version, and other electronic versions. (3) Priority is given to digital publication on CNKI hosted by China Academic Journals (CD-ROM Edition) Electronic Magazine.
Term of copyright transfer of the manuscript: From the effective date of this contract to December 31 of the 10th year after Party B officially publishes this paper for the first time.
The copyright transfer of the manuscript is applicable to all parts of the world.
Within the above term limit and region, 1) Party A can compile the full text of the manuscript into Party A’s own non-periodical collections; 2) Party A can cite part of the manuscript in subsequent works. However, in the process of the above use (including citation), clearly mark the journal name, year volume, and issue number of Party B's journals.
2. Party A guarantees that: 1) This manuscript is the original work; 2) All the authors of the manuscript have made substantial contributions to the manuscript, the names are correct, and the order is undisputed; 3) All facts in the manuscript are true and accurate; 4) When quoting the achievements of others, necessary marks have been made; 5) The manuscript does not violate the copyright agreement between Party A and other publishing institutions and does not violate the confidentiality agreement between Party A and its partner institutions. In case of infringement or leakage issues, Party A shall bear the responsibility.
3. Party B guarantees that Party A will be notified of its handling opinions within 60 days after receipt of Party A's manuscript. If Party A receives a notice of rejection, the contract will be automatically terminated; or if the review comments have not been returned despite multiple arrangements by Party B and the deadline has passed, 1) Party A can continue to wait for the processing comments; 2) This contract is automatically terminated if the manuscript can be withdrawn.
4. When the paper is first published in Food and Fermentation Industries, Party B will pay royalties to Party A at one time.
5. This contract is in duplicate, each Party A and B hold one copy. This contract takes effect from the date of signature by both parties.
6. Other unresolved matters will be resolved through negotiation between the two parties.