Plagiarism Policy

All submitted manuscripts are screened for plagiarism using reliable plagiarism-detection software. A similarity index of less than 20% is considered acceptable, excluding references, citations, quotations, and commonly used methodological phrases.

Manuscripts with a similarity index 20% or higher will be rejected outright or returned for revision, depending on the extent and nature of overlap. Plagiarism in any form, including self-plagiarism, duplicate submission, or data fabrication, is strictly prohibited.

If plagiarism is detected after acceptance or publication, the manuscript will be returned for plagerism reduction.