Authors retain the right to self-archive their work on their institutional or personal websites, as well as in open access repositories, in accordance with the journal’s self-archiving policy.

Submitted version / Preprint: Authors may share and archive the submitted version or preprint at any time without restriction.

Accepted manuscript / Postprint: Authors may archive the accepted manuscript or postprint after a 6-month embargo period.

Published version / Version of Record: Authors may archive the published version / Version of Record immediately, provided that the DOI number and full citation information are included.

When sharing or depositing any version of their articles, authors are expected to acknowledge the original publication appropriately and include the DOI number, where available. Authors are also requested to provide a link from the deposited version to the article URL on the publisher’s website. This requirement is intended to safeguard the integrity and authenticity of the scientific record, with the online published version on the publisher’s website clearly identified as the definitive Version of Record.