Plagiarism Policy
The journal maintains a strict policy against plagiarism to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors must properly acknowledge all sources and submit manuscripts that comply with ethical publishing standards.
Zero Tolerance for Plagiarism: Unattributed copying of text, ideas, data, or figures, as well as presenting others' work as one's own, is unacceptable. Undisclosed substantial overlap with previously published work is also subject to editorial assessment.
Screening and Editorial Procedures
01
Similarity Screening
Manuscripts are checked for potential textual overlap using similarity-detection tools, where available.
02
Editorial Assessment
Editors evaluate detected similarities based on their context, extent, and proper attribution, rather than relying solely on a similarity percentage.
03
Corrective Action
Authors may be asked for clarification or revision. Confirmed plagiarism may lead to manuscript rejection or post-publication correction or retraction, as appropriate.
