The IJSSE and GAERPSY Publishing maintain a strict policy against plagiarism. All submissions undergo originality verification through two methods: Turnitin plagiarism detection software and manual reviewer checks.
- Plagiarism checking criteria
- Above 90% originality: The manuscript proceeds to the review stage.
- 80% - 90% originality: Authors are required to verify citation accuracy and references before proceeding.
- Below 80% originality: The manuscript is rejected.
Plagiarism percentages are determined by software and manually reviewed.
- Recommendations for avoiding plagiarism
- Use quotation marks for exact wording from sources.
- Maintain the integrity of quoted text within the sentence context.
- Indicate omitted parts of quotes with ellipses.
- Minimise direct quotations by paraphrasing or summarising using original wording.
- Obtain copyright permission to reproduce illustrations, tables, or figures from other sources.
- Self-plagiarism
Each manuscript retains copyright upon publication. Editors and reviewers consider self-plagiarism unethical. Authors must refrain from repurposing their own previously published work without proper permission.