Plagiarism Policy
Scholaria International Journal of Research, published by Scholaria Publications, is committed to maintaining academic integrity, originality, transparency, and responsible scholarly publishing. Authors are expected to submit original work, acknowledge the contributions of others, and comply with accepted research and publication ethics standards.
1. Definition of Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the use of another person's words, ideas, research findings, data, images, figures, tables, or other intellectual contributions without appropriate acknowledgement or permission where required. It may involve direct copying, inadequate paraphrasing, misuse of sources, or presenting another person's work as one's own.
2. Self-Plagiarism and Text Recycling
Authors must clearly identify and cite relevant material from their previous publications. Reusing substantial portions of previously published text, data, figures, or other material without appropriate disclosure may constitute text recycling or self-plagiarism.
Legitimate reuse, such as appropriately cited methodological descriptions, must be transparent and must not mislead readers about the originality of the work. Any reuse of copyrighted material must comply with applicable permissions and licensing requirements.
3. Duplicate and Redundant Publication
Manuscripts submitted to the journal must not have been published previously in substantially the same form or be under consideration for publication by another journal at the same time, except where an explicitly permitted exception applies and is disclosed to the editorial office.
Redundant publication includes presenting substantially overlapping research findings as a new contribution without adequate disclosure and justification. Authors must disclose related manuscripts, prior publications, preprints, conference papers, and other overlapping work where relevant.
4. Similarity Screening
Submitted manuscripts may be screened using appropriate plagiarism-detection or text-similarity tools. Similarity reports may help editors identify passages requiring further examination.
A similarity score alone does not establish plagiarism. Properly cited quotations, references, standard terminology, and commonly used technical phrases may contribute to similarity results. Editorial assessment should consider the nature, extent, context, and attribution of the matching material.
5. Investigation and Author Response
Where potential plagiarism, duplicate publication, or inappropriate text recycling is identified, the editorial office may examine the similarity report, relevant source material, author declarations, and other available evidence.
Authors may be asked to explain the overlap, provide supporting documentation, correct attribution, or clarify the relationship between the submitted manuscript and related work. The journal will assess the response before determining the appropriate action, where circumstances permit.
6. Editorial Actions
Depending on the seriousness of the concern and the available evidence, the journal may take one or more appropriate actions:
- Request clarification or additional documentation.
- Return the manuscript for correction or proper attribution.
- Reject the manuscript before publication.
- Suspend editorial processing while a concern is being investigated.
- Correct, retract, or otherwise amend a published article when justified by the findings.
- Notify relevant institutions or other appropriate parties where warranted and consistent with applicable policies and law.
7. Responsibilities of Authors
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original, accurately referenced, and transparent about the use of previously published work. All listed authors should review the manuscript and confirm that sources, permissions, and relevant disclosures have been handled appropriately before submission.
8. Published Articles and Post-Publication Concerns
Concerns about possible plagiarism or redundant publication in an already published article may be reported to the editorial office. Reports should include the article details, relevant source material, and a clear explanation of the concern.
The journal will assess credible concerns and, where necessary, take action to protect the integrity of the scholarly record in accordance with its publication ethics procedures.
9. Contact Information
Questions or concerns regarding plagiarism, text recycling, or publication originality may be directed to the journal's editorial office.
Publisher: Scholaria Publications
Location: Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Email: editor@scholariajournal.org