Copyright Assignment Agreement

Editorial Department of Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica:

All authors agree to submit the manuscript (Title:                                     ) to Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, and guarantee as follows:

1. This manuscript is an original research result and does not contain any plagiarism. There is no violation of any law or administrative regulation or infringement of the rights and interests of others. The contents do not involve state secrets.

2. All copyright owners have reviewed the content, the author and order of authorship, and there is no objection.

3. The whole content of the manuscript has not been published elsewhere at home and abroad, and there are no multiple contributions.

4. In case of infringement, the copyright owner shall bear all the responsibilities arising and compensate for all the losses caused to the editorial department of Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica.

5. Authors agree to the standard of review charge, publication charge, and remuneration.

According to the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China, from the date all authors execute the agreement, the authors should agree: that the paper will be published in Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica (AABS). The rights of replication, translation, publication, dissemination online and compilation will be transferred for free to the editorial department of AABS. Additionally, all authors authorize the editorial department to act as an exclusive agent and apply for copyright registration for these works (including various media) based on actual needs. Without the written permission of the editorial department of AABS, authors will not authorize others to compile, reprint or publish any part of this article in any form.

Once the paper fails to meet the publication requirements and cannot be published, this agreement will automatically become invalid.

Signature of all authors (in accordance with the order of author):

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