The publisher and journal maintain a strict policy against plagiarism, employing two methods to verify originality using a plagiarism-prevention tool (Turnitin) and manual checks by reviewers. All submissions undergo Turnitin checks before being forwarded to reviewers.

Each manuscript undergoes a similarity check using Turnitin Similarity Check software to ensure the originality of all submissions. This anti-plagiarism policy upholds high standards of originality in published articles.

 

Plagiarism Checking Policy:

• If the manuscript's originality exceeds 85%, it proceeds to the review stage.
• Originality between 75% to 85% requires authors to verify citation accuracy and references.
• Results below 70% originality result in rejection.

Plagiarism percentages are determined by software and reviewed manually.

 

Recommendations to Avoid Plagiarism:

• Use quotation marks for exact wording from sources.
• Maintain the integrity of quoted text within the sentence context.
• Use single quotation marks within a quote.
• Indicate omitted parts of quotes with ellipses (a space and three periods).
• Bracket any added words.
• Minimise direct quotations by paraphrasing or summarising using original wording.

Authors must obtain copyright permission for reproducing illustrations, tables, or figures from other sources, with permissions noted below each figure.

 

Self-Plagiarism

Some authors may have contributed similar content across multiple publications. Each manuscript retains copyright upon publication, necessitating careful avoidance of self-plagiarism. Editors and reviewers consider self-plagiarism unethical and require authors to refrain from repurposing their own work without proper permission. Options include using quotation marks for brief excerpts and providing appropriate citations.