Plagiarism policy

Plagiarism Policy

DINASIF does not tolerate any form of plagiarism. Plagiarism is the use of another person’s ideas, data, text, images, or work, including the author’s own previously published work, without proper attribution.

Forms of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

  1. 1 Direct plagiarism: copying text from another source without quotation marks and citation.
  2. 2 Paraphrasing plagiarism: rewording text from another source without citation, including paraphrasing with automated or AI tools.
  3. 3 Translation plagiarism: translating another person’s work into another language without citation.
  4. 4 Self-plagiarism: reusing substantial parts of one’s own previously published work without citation.
  5. 5 Plagiarism of ideas and data: using another person’s ideas, data, images, or research results without permission and attribution.

Similarity Checking

All manuscripts are checked using iThenticate. The permitted similarity index is below 25%, excluding the reference list, direct quotations with quotation marks and citations, and small matches of less than [1%] per source.

Manuscripts Based on Theses

Manuscripts developed from the authors’ own undergraduate thesis, master’s thesis, or dissertation are permitted. Authors must declare this upon submission, and matches with the thesis document may be excluded from the similarity index after verification by the editors.

Actions

  • Plagiarism detected before review: the manuscript is returned to the authors for revision, or rejected if the level or pattern of similarity indicates serious plagiarism.
  • Plagiarism detected during review: the review process is stopped and the manuscript is rejected.
  • Plagiarism detected after publication: handled in accordance with the Research Misconduct page and may result in retraction in accordance with the Corrections & Retractions page.