Screening for Plagiarism Policy

All manuscripts submitted to this journal are subject to plagiarism screening prior to the peer-review process. This procedure aims to ensure originality, academic integrity, and compliance with ethical standards in scholarly publishing.

Plagiarism screening is conducted using reliable similarity-detection software, such as Turnitin, Grammarly, or other comparable tools. The results of the screening are used by the Editorial Team as part of the initial manuscript evaluation.

The acceptable similarity index is a maximum of 20%, excluding references, properly cited quotations, tables, figures, research instruments, legal or policy documents, and commonly used academic terms.

Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication, or other forms of academic misconduct will be rejected immediately. In cases where minor and unintentional similarity is detected, authors may be requested to revise the manuscript before further editorial consideration.

This journal is committed to upholding publication ethics and adheres to the best practices recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).