Plagiarism Policy

Each submitted manuscript is evaluated on the following basis:

• • the originality of its contribution to the field of scholarly publishing;
  • plagiarism should be at most 5%.

Originality and plagiarism

Authors should ensure that they have written and submit only entirely original works, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited. Publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the work reported in the manuscript should also be cited. Plagiarism is committed when one author uses another work without permission, credit, or acknowledgment. Plagiarism takes different forms, from literary copying to paraphrasing the work of another.

Authorship and Contributorship declaration

Only persons who meet the authorship criteria should be listed as authors in the manuscript as they must be able to take public responsibility for the content. The revision of the paper and authorship changes should have been permitted by all authors of the paper.

Multiple, duplicate, redundant, or concurrent submission/publication

Papers describing essentially the same research should not be published in more than one journal or primary publication. Hence, authors should not submit for consideration a manuscript that has already been published in another journal. A statement indicating that the submitted manuscript for review has not been submitted to another journal for publication should be indicated in the cover letter by the corresponding author.

Fundamental errors in published works

When authors discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their own published work, it is their obligation to promptly notify the journal’s editors or publisher and cooperate with them to either correct the paper in the form of an erratum or to retract the paper. If the editors or publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error or inaccuracy, then it is the authors’ obligation to promptly correct or retract the paper or provide evidence to the journal editors of the correctness of the paper.

Plagiarism and Falsification of Data

If there is any question about whether research results reported in a submitted article are original to the purported author or authors, the editorial board shall make inquiries of the authors and their institutions.

Complaints, Appeals, and Allegations

Anyone may reach the journal office through our Contact Us page on our website. Any complaint, appeal, or allegation towards the journal staff, authors, editors, or reviewers will be investigated thoroughly. The identity of the reporter will not be disclosed unless the individual gave consent. Every party involved in the reported case shall be contacted, and the journal will not make any public statement until the responses have been received. If, on investigation, the ethical concern is well-founded, a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note as may be relevant, will be published in the journal.