Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism is a serious issue that can undermine the credibility of research findings. All authors are strongly recommended to check their manuscripts for plagiarism before submission to the journal. Plagiarism can be detected using reliable plagiarism checking software. All submitted papers will be checked for plagiarism using iThenticate and other plagiarism detection software upon submission and before publication. If any instance of plagiarism is detected at any stage of the publication process, the manuscript will be rejected, and the authors will be notified. Self-plagiarism is also taken into account and managed accordingly.

COPE’s code of conduct and flowcharts will be used if any Plagiarism detected in a submitted manuscript or if it is found in a published paper.