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2. The journal also encourages and permits the use and reuse of articles published under a Creative Commons Atribución / Reconocimiento 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) (legal text). Under this license, others may copy, remix, transform, and redistribute the work in any medium or format, for any purpose, even commercially, provided that: a) the authorship and initial publication in this journal are acknowledged; and b) any changes made are indicated. This license applies from volume 41, no. 2, May 2025 (previous articles are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0).

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