Plagiarism Policy

All submitted articles undergo a plagiarism check before being deemed suitable for publication. The allowable plagiarism threshold is set at a maximum of 20%, with the evaluation conducted using Turnitin software.

Plagiarism Screening

The plagiarism screening is conducted to identify:

• Direct plagiarism
• Self-plagiarism
• Duplicate publication
• Improper citation
• Mosaic plagiarism
• Text recycling

Similarity Assessment

Editors evaluate the similarity report carefully.

A high similarity score does not automatically indicate plagiarism, as references, quotations, methodology descriptions, and standard terminology may contribute to the overall similarity percentage.

Editorial decisions are based on qualitative assessment rather than similarity percentage alone.