Plagiarism
Plagiarism Policy
The editor will run a plagiarism check using iThenticate/Turnitin/Grammarly for submitted articles before sending them to reviewers. We do not process any plagiarized content. If a manuscript has over 25% plagiarism (excluding bibliography) based on the check result, and the similarity score to each source is no more than 6%, we will send the manuscript back to the author for revision of the plagiarized content.
If similarities with already published material are detected, then depending on the extent of the similarities, the editor may reject the paper or contact the author and ask for an explanation/revision (e.g. in the case of suspected self-plagiarism).
We are aware that using plagiarism detection software may result in unjust accusations, and therefore our team (editor and editorial board members) will consider all data to determine if the paper under examination bears new scientific data that deserve to be published.
If it is decided that the author deliberately plagiarized a paper, this may even cause the banning of all co-authors from our journal for a certain period, or even permanently. In such a case, the authors will be contacted and an explanation will be requested.
In case of a published paper judged to be the result of plagiarism, the paper will be retracted, and this will be clearly stated in the paper's title, abstract page, and PDF, along with an explanation of the cause of retraction.
Plagiarism is the exposure of another person's thoughts or words as though they were your own, without permission, credit, or acknowledgment, or because of failing to cite the sources properly. Plagiarism can take diverse forms, from literal copying to paraphrasing the work of another. To accurately judge whether an author has plagiarized, we emphasize the following possible situations:
Literal Copying
An author can literally copy another author's work — word by word, in whole or in part — without permission, acknowledgment, or citation of the original source. This practice can be identified by comparing the original source and the manuscript suspected of plagiarism.
Substantial Copying
Substantial copying implies an author reproducing a substantial part of another author's work without permission, acknowledgment, or citation. The substantial term can be understood in terms of both quality and quantity, often used in the context of intellectual property. Quality refers to the relative value of the copied text in proportion to the work as a whole.
Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing involves taking ideas, words, or phrases from a source and crafting them into new sentences within the writing. This practice becomes unethical when the author does not properly cite or acknowledge the original work or author. This form of plagiarism is the most difficult to identify.
