The journal strictly adheres to the principles of scientific integrity and considers plagiarism in any form unacceptable. Plagiarism damages not only the academic reputation of the author, but also the entire scientific space, which is why the journal’s editorial board pays special attention to the originality of the works.
Plagiarism is considered to be
- Direct plagiarism – the use and dissemination of the text, idea, concept, visual or audio material, any kind of data resulting from someone else’s intellectual work without indicating the author;
- Paraphrased plagiarism – the expression of someone else’s opinion in your own words without indicating the author;
- Mosaic plagiarism – in mosaic plagiarism, such a combination of opinions taken from different sources, when a separate author is not indicated;
- Plagiarism by negligence – incorrect citation due to negligence;
- Copyright infringement – the use of someone else’s work without obtaining copyright;
- Self-plagiarism – the repeated use of one’s own work without indicating the original source;
- The use of unpublished material (paper, blog, lecture notes, outline, lecture, oral speech, etc.) without indicating the author/source;
- The use of a website, film, television program, etc. without indicating the author/source;
- The verbatim or content-based reproduction of someone else’s text without proper citation;
- The reuse of one’s own previous works by the author without proper citation (“self-plagiarism”);
- The reproduction of someone else’s ideas, structure, or methodological approaches without citation;
- The submission of a translated text as an independent, original work.
Verification process
All articles are checked for plagiarism using special software before being submitted to a reviewer.
In case of confirmation of plagiarism, the editorial board takes the following measures:
- In case of minor coincidences (e.g., inappropriate citations, technical repetitions) – the author is provided with recommendations for correcting the text and adding appropriate citations.
- In case of significant coincidences – the article is not accepted and the author is informed of the reason in detail.
- In case of serious cases (content plagiarism, large-scale copying) – the article is completely removed from consideration, and this article will no longer be allowed for publication.
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Responsibility
The author bears full responsibility for plagiarism. When submitting the work, the author confirms that it is an independent and ethically prepared text and that all sources used are properly cited.
In the event that plagiarism is discovered after publication of an article, which is submitted by a reader, researcher, reviewer or other interested party to the author of the article, which relates to data falsification, ethical violations or other serious issues of unethical behavior by the author, the editorial board is authorized to consider the severity of the plagiarism and take appropriate measures:
- To withdraw the work and not allow the author to publish in the same journal at another time;
- To withdraw the work and restrict the author from publishing the article in the same journal for a certain period of time (3 to 5 years);
Code of Ethics
The journal shares international standards in terms of protecting scientific ethics (COPE Guidelines), and the plagiarism policy operates in full compliance with these standards.