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Fortunate Business Review (FBR) is committed to protecting authors' intellectual property rights while promoting open access, scholarly dissemination, and the responsible use of published research. Authors retain copyright ownership of their work and grant the journal the right of first publication.

1. Copyright Notice

Authors who publish their articles in Fortunate Business Review agree to the following provisions:

  1. Copyright Ownership: Authors retain the copyright to their work while granting Fortunate Business Review the right to publish the article for the first time.
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2. License and Usage Rights

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Under this license, readers and other users are permitted to:

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3. Author Rights and Responsibilities

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Fortunate Business Review supports the dissemination and reuse of published research in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license, while ensuring appropriate attribution to the original authors and the journal.