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The Journal of Water Engineering and Management (JWEAM) is an open-access journal committed to the widest possible dissemination, reuse, and accessibility of published research while ensuring appropriate attribution to authors and the source.

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Articles published under JWEAM's current open-access policy (from 2024 onwards) are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This licence permits users to copy, share, distribute, reproduce, adapt, and build upon published material in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source, a link to the licence is provided, and any changes made are indicated. Articles published prior to 2024 remain subject to the copyright and licensing terms applicable at the time of publication.

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• Share the accepted manuscript and published version of their article.
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JWEAM supports responsible reuse of published research in accordance with the principles of open access and the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Licensing Policy Effective Date

The Journal of Water Engineering and Management (JWEAM) adopted its current open-access licensing policy effective from 2024. Articles published from 2024 onwards are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), with copyright retained by the author(s).

Articles published prior to 2024 remain subject to the copyright and licensing terms applicable at the time of their publication. The current CC BY 4.0 licence does not apply retrospectively to such articles unless explicitly stated on the individual article.