Plagiarism Policy

PUBLICATION INTEGRITY

Plagiarism Policy

Journal of Management, Education and Communication (JMEC) is committed to maintaining academic integrity, originality, and ethical standards in all published scholarly works.

ORIGINALITY Integrity • Transparency • Responsibility
 
POLICY

Commitment to Academic Integrity

Journal of Management, Education and Communication (JMEC) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics.

JMEC considers plagiarism, duplicate publication, self-plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and other forms of academic misconduct to be serious violations of scholarly integrity.

Every manuscript submitted to JMEC must represent original work and must properly acknowledge the ideas, words, data, images, methods, and other intellectual contributions of others.

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DEFINITION

What Is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the act of presenting another person's ideas, words, data, arguments, findings, or other intellectual contributions as one's own without appropriate acknowledgment or citation.

Plagiarism may occur in written text, ideas, research methodology, tables, figures, images, data, translations, or other forms of scholarly content.

 
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT

Forms of Plagiarism and Misconduct

01

Direct Plagiarism

Copying words, sentences, paragraphs, or substantial portions of another work without proper quotation and citation.

02

Paraphrasing Plagiarism

Reproducing another author's ideas or arguments by changing only a small portion of the wording without appropriate attribution.

03

Self-Plagiarism

Reusing substantial portions of one's previously published work without proper acknowledgment or appropriate disclosure.

04

Duplicate Publication

Submitting or publishing substantially the same work in more than one journal without transparent disclosure and appropriate justification.

05

Data Misappropriation

Using another researcher's data, results, tables, figures, or other research materials without proper permission or attribution.

06

Improper Attribution

Failing to give appropriate credit to individuals or sources that have contributed ideas, materials, data, or intellectual content.

 
SCREENING

Plagiarism Detection Process

01

Initial Screening

Every submitted manuscript may undergo an originality and plagiarism screening during the editorial process.

02

Similarity Analysis

The editorial team may use appropriate plagiarism-detection or similarity-checking software to identify potentially overlapping content.

03

Editorial Assessment

Similarity reports are evaluated by the editor. A similarity score alone is not considered conclusive evidence of plagiarism.

04

Editorial Decision

Based on the nature, extent, and context of the detected similarity, the editor determines the appropriate action.

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SIMILARITY ASSESSMENT

Similarity Is Not Automatically Plagiarism

JMEC recognizes that similarity reports may identify legitimate overlap, including references, commonly used terminology, methodological expressions, titles, institutional names, and properly quoted material.

Therefore, the editorial team evaluates the source and context of the similarity before making a decision.

 
EDITORIAL STANDARD

Similarity Threshold

20%

Editorial Reference Point

As a general editorial reference, JMEC may consider manuscripts with a similarity level above approximately 20% for further examination.

This percentage is not an automatic rejection threshold. The final assessment depends on the location, source, nature, and extent of the similarities identified in the report.

 
AUTHOR RESPONSIBILITY

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors are fully responsible for ensuring the originality and academic integrity of their submitted manuscripts.

  • Ensure that the submitted manuscript is original.
  • Properly cite and acknowledge all sources used.
  • Use quotation marks when reproducing exact wording.
  • Properly acknowledge ideas, data, images, tables, figures, and other intellectual contributions.
  • Disclose any substantial overlap with the author's previously published work.
  • Do not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to multiple journals.
  • Cooperate with the editorial team if questions concerning originality arise.
 
EDITORIAL ACTION

Actions in Cases of Suspected Plagiarism

01

Minor Similarity

The author may be asked to revise, clarify citations, provide appropriate attribution, or correct the identified material.

02

Significant Similarity

The manuscript may be returned to the author for substantial revision or may be rejected depending on the seriousness of the issue.

03

Confirmed Plagiarism

A manuscript containing confirmed plagiarism may be rejected. Appropriate editorial action may also be taken when misconduct is discovered after publication.

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Post-Publication Cases

If plagiarism is discovered after publication, JMEC may issue a correction, expression of concern, retraction, or other appropriate editorial notice.

REVIEWER RESPONSIBILITY

Role of Reviewers

Reviewers are encouraged to notify the editor if they identify substantial similarity between a submitted manuscript and previously published material.

Reviewers should not reproduce, distribute, or use unpublished manuscript content for their own purposes. Any suspected academic misconduct should be reported confidentially to the editor.

 
POST-PUBLICATION INTEGRITY

Plagiarism Discovered After Publication

If credible evidence of plagiarism is received after an article has been published, JMEC will investigate the matter in accordance with its publication ethics and correction or retraction procedures.

Depending on the findings, JMEC may publish an appropriate editorial notice and, where necessary, retract the affected article from the scholarly record.

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