Copyright Transfer Agreement
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
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Authors’ Names:__________________________________________________________
Your manuscript has been accepted by Journal of Irrigation and Drainage and will be published soon. In accordance with the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China, from the date of signature, authors agreeto transfer the copyright of the article to the Editorial Office of Journal of Irrigation and Drainage worldwide within the validity of the article copyright, including but not limited to, compilation right (part or all of the articles), distribution right, reproduction right, translation right and right of information propagation on network. At the same time, the Editorial Office of Journal of Irrigation and Drainage has the right to license the above rights to third parties.After the article is published, the Editorial office of the journal will pay remuneration in a lump sum to the authors (including the copyright transfer fee of printed and electronicversions).
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