PLAGIARISM POLICY

The Editorial Board (Editor-in-Chief, Co-editor, and/or Associate Editors, Reviewers) has the authority to reject a manuscript during the review process if sufficient and verified evidence is provided by any of its members. Publications may also be canceled in response to complaints from the victims of plagiarism. The Editorial Board acknowledges the importance of recognizing the correct individuals for the submitted work.

Plagiarism is defined as copying a phrase from another person’s manuscript verbatim without specific mention or permission and includes the use of one's previously published phrase without proper citation. The journal recommends reviewers use free plagiarism detection tools to identify possible instances of plagiarism.

Plagiarism Detection: During the preliminary review process, technological tools will be used to detect plagiarism in the submitted works (currently, the use of the program PlagScan is proposed). If plagiarism is confirmed, the article will be rejected, regardless of its current editorial stage.