• Plagiarism Check:
All submissions screened via Turnitin.
• Acceptable Similarity:
o Maximum 19% overall similarity
o No more than 4% from any single source
• Consequences:
o Exceeding thresholds results in desk rejection.
o Intentional plagiarism (text, data, ideas) leads to rejection and possible
blacklisting.
• Self-Plagiarism:
o Substantial reuse of author’s prior work must be disclosed and cited with proper
reference; otherwise treated as misconduct.
• Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools
o Authors must disclose any use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as
language models, text generators, coding assistants, statistical automation tools
or image generation software used during the preparation of the manuscript. AI
tools may assist in improving language, organizing content or generating
preliminary ideas but they must not be credited as authors. Authors remain fully
responsible for the accuracy, originality and integrity of all content produced
with AI assistance. Any AI-generated text, data, images or analysis must be
carefully reviewed, verified and properly attributed in the Acknowledgements
section or in a dedicated “AI Use Disclosure” note. Failure to disclose AI
involvement may be treated as a breach of publication ethics.