Plagiarism Policy

The journal maintains strong academic integrity and does not allow any kind of plagiarism. Copying someone else's work, ideas, or findings without proper credit and claiming them as original is considered plagiarism and is unacceptable.

1. What Plagiarism Means

Plagiarism involves actions such as, but not restricted to:

· Copying text, data, figures, or tables from another source without giving proper credit.

· Paraphrasing large sections of another person's work without acknowledging them as the source.

· Republishing your own past work (self-plagiarism) without disclosure or proper referencing.

· Using ideas or methods from someone else's work without attributing them.

2. Screening and Identification

Plagiarism checks are done on all manuscripts using trusted software tools like Turnitin or iThenticate. Editors may also review content if anything seems suspicious.

3. Allowed Similarity Index

A similarity index below 15% (not counting references, quotes, or common phrases) is usually seen as acceptable. If the similarity is higher, it can result in:

· A request to revise and include proper citations.

· Rejection of the manuscript at any step.

· Retraction of an article even after it is published if plagiarism is found.

4. Responsibility of Authors

Authors take full responsibility to make sure their submissions are original and cited. All co-authors share the duty to protect the integrity of the work.

5. Editorial Actions

If plagiarism is found to be true:

· The publication might directly decline the manuscript.

· Authors might request to resubmit after correcting if the manuscript looks promising

· Institutions of the authors might receive a report if the case is serious violation.

6. Ethical Compliance

The journal follows Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and expects authors to uphold proper research and writing standards.

This policy exists to protect the journal’s reputation, respect intellectual ownership, and encourage honest academic work in all fields.