Plagiarism

Plagiarism Policy
JEEIR enforces a strict policy against plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication, image manipulation, and other forms of unethical research conduct. All submissions are subject to rigorous screening to ensure originality, integrity, and compliance with international scholarly publishing standards. JEEIR is committed to maintaining the highest standards of research ethics. All authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to fully comply with this policy. Violations are investigated in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines, ensuring transparency, fairness, and consistency.

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines: https://publicationethics.org/core-practices

Screening Tool

  • All manuscripts are screened using Turnitin or equivalent similarity detection software prior to peer review.
  • The editorial office independently verifies all similarity reports to ensure accuracy and fairness.

Similarity Thresholds

  • The similarity index of submitted manuscripts should be less than 20%.
  • Exclusions include references, quotations, and commonly used methodological phrases.

Manuscripts exceeding these thresholds may be rejected outright or returned for revision, depending on the severity of the overlap.

Types of Misconduct Covered
JEEIR recognizes the following as serious ethical violations:

  • Direct Plagiarism: Copying previously published content without proper attribution.
  • Self-Plagiarism: Republishing one’s own previously published work without justification or citation.
  • Redundant or Duplicate Publication: Publishing substantially similar content in multiple outlets.
  • Salami Slicing: Segmenting a single study into multiple publications to artificially inflate output.
  • Improper Paraphrasing: Using ideas or text from others without adequate citation.

Editorial Actions

  • Minor Cases: Manuscripts may be returned to authors for proper citation or correction.
  • Serious Misconduct: Manuscripts are rejected outright.
  • All confirmed cases are handled in accordance with COPE Core Practices, ensuring fairness, transparency, and consistency.

Post-Publication Actions
If plagiarism or overlap is identified after publication, JEEIR may issue corrections for minor errors, retractions for major breaches of integrity, or expressions of concern during ongoing investigations. To maintain the scholarly record, all such actions are permanently documented and linked to the original article online.

Data Fabrication / Falsification
JEEIR treats data fabrication, falsification, or selective omission as serious misconduct. To ensure integrity, authors may be required to provide raw datasets for verification. Failure to comply or evidence of confirmed manipulation will result in manuscript rejection or retraction, along with a formal report to the author’s institution.

Image Manipulation
Images must be presented honestly, with only minimal adjustments permitted (e.g., uniform brightness, contrast, or cropping). Any alterations intended to distort or obscure findings are strictly prohibited. Editors may request original files for verification, and deliberate manipulation will result in manuscript rejection, retraction, and notification of the author’s institution.