Copyright License Agreement on Papers (Template)

Paper title:

Author(s) (in order) :

Submission journal (hereinafter referred to as "the Journal") : Water Treatment Technology

The author (copyright owner) of the above paper agrees to publish the above paper in the journal of Water Treatment Technology, voluntarily transfers the property rights of the work of the paper to the editorial department/publishing house of Water Treatment Technology (hereinafter referred to as "the Journal Press") on a global scale, and defines the relevant issues as follows:

1. The author of the paper warrants that the paper is original and does not involve any academic misconduct such as involving secrets and multiple submissions of one manuscript. In case of infringement or disclosure, all responsibilities shall be borne by the author.

2. All authors agree to transfer all the rights of reproduction and communication of the whole paper, including but not limited to the right of reproduction, distribution, information network communication, broadcasting, performance, translation, compilation, adaptation and other property rights, to the Journal Press.

3. The author warrants that the attribution of the paper is undisputed. In case of attribution dispute, the responsibility lies with the author of the paper.

4. Payment: After the acceptance of the paper, the Journal will send 2 issues of the sample, and will make a lump sum payment (including the transfer fee).

5. Services: In order to assist the author in his research, study, creation and publication, the Journal and related license platforms provide a series of services to the author. Relevant services are subject to third-party platform announcements.

6. Any dispute arising from the performance of this Agreement shall be settled through negotiation. If negotiation fails, either party may file a lawsuit with the people's court with jurisdiction at the place where the Journal House is located.

7. This agreement shall be signed by all the authors and shall come into force on the date of signature. After signing the agreement, the scanned electronic copy of the agreement shall be uploaded to the submission system. The scanned copy and the original copy shall have the same legal effect. If the submitted paper is not accepted, this agreement will automatically become invalid.

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Signed by all the authors (if there are more than 3 authors, please add the signature column by yourselves) :