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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2025-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2344-150X | Journal ISSN: 2344-1496
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 28
Submitted on: Feb 28, 2025
Accepted on: May 28, 2025
Published on: Sep 22, 2025
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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