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Springer Nature Book and Journal Authors have the right to reuse the Version of Record, in whole or in part, in their own thesis. Additionally, they may reproduce and make available their thesis, including Springer Nature content, as required by their awarding academic institution. Authors must properly cite the published work in their thesis according to current citation standards and include the following acknowledgement: 'Reproduced with permission from Springer Nature'.

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Springer Nature Book Author Reuse Guidelines

Springer Natures authors should always check their licence to publish (LTP) or copyright transfer statement (CTS) regarding their specific retained rights to republish their work with third parties.

Springer Nature believes that the content we publish should be available for further research and analysis. In order to drive the maximum re-use and utility of published research, we ask Authors to comply with available field-specific standards for the preparation and recording of data.
Springer Nature allows authors to copy, distribute or otherwise reuse the work, without the requirement to seek specific prior written permission from Springer Nature in accordance with the following provisions:

1. Reuse of any part of the work is permitted in a new edition of the work, proceedings chapter, or a new chapter in a new edited volume, written by the same Author provided that in each case the new work is published by Springer Nature under a publishing agreement with Springer Nature, and that at least ten percent (10%) of the new work is new additional content; and

2. Reuse of any part of the work is permitted in a new monograph, chapter of an edited volume, or new textbook written by the same Author provided always that in each case the new work is published by the Springer Nature under a publishing agreement with us, and that at least eighty percent (80%) of the new work is new additional content; and

3. Reuse of up to ten percent (10%) of the work is permitted in a new monograph or textbook written by the same Author which is not published by Springer Nature; and

4. Reuse of the work in a new book (other than a monograph or textbook), book chapter or journal article, published by any third party, or in a journal article published by Springer Nature, is limited to three figures (including tables), or a single text extract of less than 400 words from a chapter of the work, but not more than five figures (including tables) or a total of 800 words from the whole book; and

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Springer Nature Journal Author Reuse Guidelines

Springer Nature Journal and Proceedings Authors may find information on any relevant embargos or on open access licensing on our Journal Policies page

Springer Nature Contributor/Chapter Author Reuse Guidelines

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