Open Access Policy
Since January 10, 2022, China Medical Devices has been converted into a fully open-access journal. All papers published in this journal after the first issue in 2022 are immediately and permanently available for free open access to all readers on the journal's official website at http://cs.china-cmd.org/zgylsb/CN/1674-1633/home.shtml. Readers can use, copy, and disseminate them in accordance with the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license agreement.
On the journal's official website at http://cs.china-cmd.org/zgylsb/CN/1674-1633/home.shtml, readers can freely access all articles from the 9th issue in 2013 to the present. All papers since the journal's founding follow the open-access policy, and the full texts are available for readers to read and download for free. Readers and third parties can use, copy, and disseminate them in accordance with the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license agreement.
Free Access and UseThe use of articles in this journal by all institutional users should be based on the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Creative Commons license agreement. This agreement allows users to copy and disseminate articles, provided that:(1) The use is limited to non-commercial purposes. In addition, the articles shall not be altered, edited, published, and disseminated in any form.(2) Institutional users should have corresponding qualifications (able to link to the official publication through a specific DOI number) and provide a link to the license, but not imply in any way that the licensor endorses the user or the use of their works.(3) The distribution of any derivative products is not allowed, including reassembling articles, changing the publication form, or making new constructions on the existing research materials.For details, please visit https://creativecommons.net.cn/licenses/meet-the-licenses/.
Copyright Statement① After the manuscript is accepted, all authors need to sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement with the editorial department of China Medical Equipment. The authors agree to transfer the copyright of the paper to the editorial department of China Medical Equipment, including but not limited to the right to reproduce, distribute, compile, translate, communicate through information networks, give priority to electronic publication, and permit inclusion in literature retrieval systems or databases. After the paper is published, the authors have the right of authorship, the right to protect the integrity of the work, and the right to modify.② After the article is published, the authors can use the article under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license agreement.
Article ArchivingChina Medical Devices allows the authors' works to be archived on the China Medical Devices website for a long time. The archived materials of this journal are freely accessible, and the right to reuse the archived materials is open access under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license agreement.
On the journal's official website at http://cs.china-cmd.org/zgylsb/CN/1674-1633/home.shtml, readers can freely access all articles from the 9th issue in 2013 to the present.To ensure data security, all information is also backed up in the editorial department.