Screening Plagiarism

PLAGIARISM POLICY

The journal is committed to maintaining academic integrity and publishing original scholarly works.

All submitted manuscripts will undergo plagiarism screening using Turnitin or other recognized similarity detection software before entering the peer review process.

The maximum acceptable overall similarity index is 20%, with a recommended maximum of 5% similarity from any single source, excluding references and properly cited quotations.

Manuscripts exceeding the similarity threshold may be returned to authors for revision or rejected, depending on the nature and extent of the similarity.

The editorial board reserves the right to reject manuscripts containing plagiarism, duplicate publication, or inappropriate text recycling, regardless of the similarity percentage.

All suspected cases of plagiarism will be handled in accordance with the publication ethics principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).