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Open Access

1. Open Access Declaration
Gold Science and Technology is an open access and double-blind peer-review journal. All content in this journal is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0) License. All articles are published in open access format according to CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. Published articles are free to readers permanently on the official website (http://www.goldsci.ac.cn/), allowing users to read, download, copy, print, search, obtain a link to the full text of the article, or use them for other legitimate purposes.
1) This is not done for commercial purposes or distribution of articles if edited.
2) The user has appropriate credit (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI) and can provide a link to the license but not in any way implying that the licensor is endorsing the user or the use of the work.
3) No derivatives including remix, transform, or build upon the material was allowed for distribution.
Please follow the link (https://creativecommons.net.cn/licenses/meet-the-licenses/) for details.
4) The author and the third party share the same license rights according to CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. 
    The authors have the right to store their articles in the institutional repository.

2. User Rights and Author Rights

The Creative Commons is used by Gold Science and Technology to allow third-party users to share in the form of CC-BY. That is, the published articles can be opened immediately and permanently on the website and accessed freely. Journal Owner allows users to read, download, copy, print, search or link to the full text of the article, or use it for other legitimate purposes. However, in these processes, the author's signature must be retained. At the same time, the author can use the paper for other purposes. The full details of the license are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

3. Copyright Policy
All authors submitting manuscripts to this journal are required to sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement, thereby transferring the copyright of the article to the Editorial Office of Gold Science and Technology. Upon publication, the copyright of the article shall belong to the Editorial Office. However, after publication, authors retain the right to use their articles in the following circumstances:

(1)Authors may copy, distribute, and use their articles in accordance with the journal's license terms (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), for purposes such as non-commercial academic seminars, exchanges, academic presentations, lectures, etc.;

(2)Authors may use their articles for other activities permitted and authorized by the Editorial Office.

If the submitted manuscript is ultimately not accepted for publication, the aforementioned Copyright Transfer Agreement signed by the authors shall automatically become void.

4. Article Archiving Policy
All articles are digitally archived and backed up in the editorial department. In the event of a publication suspension, readers can access historical articles from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, Weipu, etc. To ensure data security, all information has also been backed up at the editorial department.
5. Authors' Self-Archiving
The journal allows authors to store all versions of their articles in an institutional or other knowledge repository of their choice, provided that the stored repository's article metadata includes the journal's publication information, serving as a recommended citation.
6. Data Sharing
Authors are encouraged to share research data under appropriate circumstances, including raw data, observation records, experimental results, etc. The journal emphasizes the importance of authors sharing related research software, code, models, algorithms, protocols, methods, and other valuable materials. Authors are encouraged to upload such materials to accessible third-party storage platforms and provide corresponding links at the end of their articles.
7. Post-publication Discussions
The journal welcomes authors and readers to participate in discussions on published articles. Comments can be sent to the journal's email, and the editorial department will handle them promptly, providing necessary feedback. The journal actively encourages mutual supervision and feedback on relevant information, aiming to cultivate a vibrant and positive academic environment.

8. Manuscript charge
(1)The editorial department of Gold Science and Technology only charges a page fee for all papers that have passed the review and to be published in accordance with relevant regulations.
(2)Gold Science and Technology does not charge any extra fees such as overprint fee.
(3)Detailed standards on the APC are as follows: 

          ①Pages with no color: 300 RMB per page.
          ②Pages with colored figures and tables: 800 RMB per page.
          ③Additional 30 RMB for financial processing fee.


Pubdate: 2026-06-17    Viewed: 4146