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• Other publishers published your works and for which you did not retain copyright
• Substantial extracts from anyone's works or a series of works
• Use of Tables, Graphs, Charts, Schemes, and Artworks if they are unaltered or slightly modified
• Photographs for which you do not hold the copyright

Permission is NOT required for:

• Reconstruction of your table with data already published elsewhere; in this case, you must cite the source as "Data from..." or "Adapted from..."
• Reasonably short quotes are considered fair use and, therefore, do not require permission.
• Graphs, Charts, Schemes, and Artworks completely redrawn by the authors and significantly changed beyond recognition do not require permission.

To avoid unnecessary delays in the publication process, you should start obtaining permission as early as possible. If in any doubt about the copyright, apply for permission. Science Digest cannot publish material from other publications without their permission.

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