Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism is the unethical act of copying someone else’s initial ideas, processes, results, or words without explicit acknowledgment of the original author and source. Self-plagiarism occurs when an author reuses a large portion of their own previously published work without appropriate references. This can range from publishing the same manuscript in multiple journals to modifying a previously published manuscript with new data.

Types of Plagiarism

• Full Plagiarism: Reproducing previously published content without any changes to text, idea, or grammar.
• Partial Plagiarism: Combining content from multiple sources with extensive rephrasing but insufficient citation.
• Self-Plagiarism: Reusing complete or substantial portions of one’s own prior work. Complete self-plagiarism includes republishing previously published work in another journal.

Please Note

• Full plagiarism, partial plagiarism, and self-plagiarism are strictly prohibited.
• Authors must ensure their work is entirely original and properly cite/quote when using others’ work or words.
• Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal is considered unethical and unacceptable.
• Proper acknowledgment of others’ work must always be given, citing influential publications appropriately.
• All submissions will be checked using Turnitin before peer review. Articles with over 25% similarity will be rejected.