Guidelines for Copyright & Plagiarism

Expectations for originality, proper citation, third‑party content permissions, and similarity checks.

Originality & citation

• Manuscripts must be original and not under review elsewhere.
• Cite prior work clearly; reuse of text/figures requires quotation/permission as applicable.

Similarity checks

• We may screen submissions using similarity tools and investigate overlaps.
• If overlap is identified, the editorial office may request clarification or reject the paper.