The journal is committed to maintaining high standards of academic integrity and originality. All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism and similarity screening before proceeding to the peer-review process.
All manuscripts submitted to the journal are screened using Turnitin to identify potential plagiarism, substantial textual overlap, duplicate publication, and inappropriate reuse of previously published material.
The maximum acceptable similarity score is 20%.
A similarity score of 20% or below does not automatically guarantee that a manuscript is free from plagiarism. The editorial team evaluates the similarity report contextually, including the sources and sections contributing to the similarity score.
The following procedures may be applied based on the similarity results:
≤ 20% similarity: The manuscript may proceed to the editorial screening and peer-review process, subject to other editorial requirements.
> 20% similarity: The manuscript may be returned to the authors for revision and reduction of inappropriate textual overlap before proceeding to peer review.
Substantial plagiarism or unethical text reuse: The manuscript may be rejected regardless of the overall similarity percentage.
The editorial team has the authority to assess each case individually based on the nature, source, and context of the identified similarities.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original and that all sources, quotations, ideas, data, and previously published materials are properly acknowledged and cited.
Authors should avoid:
Copying text without appropriate citation
Unattributed paraphrasing
Excessive direct quotations
Duplicate publication
Self-plagiarism
Reuse of previously published material without appropriate acknowledgment
Authors may be required to revise their manuscripts when the similarity report identifies inappropriate textual overlap.
The Turnitin similarity percentage is used as an editorial screening indicator, not as the sole basis for determining plagiarism.
The final determination regarding plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct is made by the editorial team based on the similarity report, the nature of the overlap, the source of the similarity, and applicable publication-ethics standards.
Manuscripts found to contain serious plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, or other forms of academic misconduct may be rejected and may be subject to further action in accordance with the journal's Publication Ethics Statement.
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