Plagiarism Policy

Every submission is checked at initial screening and may be checked again before publication. The editorial team assesses similarity reports in context; a similarity percentage alone does not establish plagiarism.

The policy prohibits unattributed use of another person's text, ideas or data, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, ghostwriting, guest or gift authorship and falsification of data.

When a serious concern is found before review, the manuscript may be rejected. During review, the editor may request explanations or corrections. For published work, the journal may issue a correction or retraction. Authors must cite all sources in APA 7 style, disclose funding and attest to originality.