Plagiarism Policy

This journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. All authors submitting their work to this journal for publication as original articles attest that the submitted work represents their own original contributions and has not been copied or plagiarized, in whole or in part, from other works.

All submitted manuscripts are routinely screened for plagiarism using reliable plagiarism detection software. The journal uses similarity checking tools to identify instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Manuscripts are checked using plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin. Documents must meet the maximum similarity limit of 20% to proceed to the review/production process.

Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, or redundant publication, will be rejected immediately. If plagiarism is discovered after publication, the journal will take appropriate actions, including retraction of the article and notification to the author’s institution if necessary.

The journal follows the ethical guidelines and standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics in handling cases of plagiarism and publication misconduct.

Authors are expected to properly cite all sources and give appropriate credit to the work of others. Proper quotation, citation, and referencing are mandatory for all submissions.