Plagiarism Policy

The author(s) should ensure that they have reported an original work with data and statements. If the work, data, and words of others have been used in the manuscript, the author(s) must ensure that they are appropriately cited or referenced. A statement that is an observation, derivation, or argument that has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Excessive and inappropriate self-citations or coordinated efforts among several authors to collectively self-cite are strongly discouraged. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical behaviour by the author(s), and is unacceptable to the publisher.

A manuscript submitted to the Journal goes through a plagiarism check by the Editorial Board using Plagiarism Detection Software-Crossref Similarity Check powered by iThenticate. If the manuscript is found to have less similarity, the author is advised to suitably revise the manuscript. The author is given an opportunity to resubmit the manuscript after removing all similarities and reworking the content. A manuscript with high level of similarity is rejected. When plagiarism is detected, the process outlined in relevant COPE guidelines/ flowcharts (COPE Council. COPE Flowcharts and infographics —Plagiarism in a submitted manuscript— English. https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.1 & COPE Council. COPE Flowcharts and infographics —Redundant (duplicate) publication in a submitted manuscript— English. https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.12) are followed. The author should aim at zero plagiarism. Self-duplication /text-recycling and the overall similarity index of the manuscript should not exceed 15% for research articles and 20% for review articles with a limitation of less than 3% similarity from any individual source. 

In an event of substantial plagiarism found in a manuscript submitted to the journal, the publisher of the journal shall have the option to inform the same to the Head of the concerned organisation to which the author(s) is (are) affiliated for appropriate administrative measures. The publisher (ISAE) may also decide to inform the administration of the concerned publisher from where such materials were used without following established practices for getting permission. The publisher of the journal may also disable the account of the concerned author(s) with the journal for all future submissions for a period of one to three years as decided by the Editorial Board.