Chettinad Health City Medical Journal (CHCMJ) does not require authors to transfer the copyright of their published work to the journal. However, the authors grant the first publication right to the publisher. Once the article is published, authors can reuse their papers in any form, without requiring permission from the publisher of the journal.

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• 1. To incorporate the article into a thesis or dissertation is the author's right.
• 2. Convert the article to a book.
• 3. Use sections or excerpts again in other works for non-profit educational purposes, such as posting to your website.

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