Screening for Plagiarism

1. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not allowed;
2. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted;
3. A researcher should not generally publish manuscripts describing the same study in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable;
4. Proper acknowledgement of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have influenced the nature of the reported work.

Working Process:

1. The Editorial Team checks the manuscript on offline and online databases manually (checking proper citation and quotation);
2. The Editorial Team checks the manuscript by using the Turnitin app. If a plagiarism indication (more than 20%) is found, the board will reject the manuscript immediately.