ADAPTED/MODIFIED/REDRAWN refers to creating figures/tables such that the new figure/table doesn’t resemble like the original and the degree of adaptation followed is more than 75%. In this case, permission is not required.

If a modified/redrawn/adapted figure/table is substantially like that of the original figure, permission from the original source is required. A simple color change or change of labels on an X and Y axis is never sufficient. Even in the rare circumstances where a figure/table has been modified/redrawn/adapted enough so as not to require permission, the original source of the figure should nonetheless be acknowledged.

If you are uncertain whether it is substantially modified or redrawn from its original, then we recommend seeking permission to be legally safe.

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