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Journal of New Developments in Chemistry publishes open-access articles under a Creative Commons license to support broad sharing and reuse with proper attribution.
All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This allows readers to copy, distribute, adapt, and build upon the work for any purpose, provided appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the source.
Open licensing supports the dissemination of chemistry research across academic, industrial, and educational settings. It enables evidence to reach practitioners without subscription barriers.
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