Policy on Plagiarism and Duplicate Publication

Definition of Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism

• Plagiarism refers to the appropriation of someone else’s ideas, research findings, text, or other creative works without proper attribution.
• Self-plagiarism (duplicate publication) means the repeated use of one’s own previously published materials (text, illustrations, data) without clearly referencing the original source.

Plagiarism Check

• All manuscripts are screened for textual similarities using specialized software (including iThenticate).
• There is no fixed acceptable percentage of similarity; the editor determines it on a case-by-case basis, taking into account context, commonly used phrases, references to legislation, etc.

Responsibility of Authors and Reviewers

• Authors guarantee that their submitted texts are original and do not infringe upon the rights of third parties.
• Reviewers assess the manuscript’s compliance with principles of academic integrity, pay attention to any suspicious passages, and indicate potential instances of plagiarism or self-plagiarism.

Consequences of Plagiarism

• If plagiarism or self-plagiarism is confirmed at any stage, the manuscript may be rejected or retracted if already published.
• Information about such violations may be forwarded to the institution(s) where the author is employed.