The UTISGAD Journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are routinely screened for plagiarism before entering the peer review process.
1. Screening Procedure
- All submissions are checked using iThenticate plagiarism detection software.
- The screening is performed prior to peer review and may be repeated after revisions if necessary.
2. Acceptable Similarity Threshold
- A similarity index of 20% or lower (excluding references, quotations, and bibliographic materials) is generally considered acceptable.
- Manuscripts exceeding this threshold will be returned to the authors for revision or rejected without review.
3. Plagiarism Types
The journal considers the following as plagiarism:
- Direct copying of text from other sources without attribution.
- Paraphrasing substantial portions of another work without acknowledgment.
- Self-plagiarism (reusing significant parts of one’s own previously published work without citation).
4. Actions in Case of Plagiarism
If plagiarism is detected at any stage of the publication process:
- Before acceptance: the manuscript will be returned to the authors for correction or rejected.
- After publication: the article will be retracted, and a retraction notice will be published.
- The corresponding author’s institution may be informed.
5. Author Responsibility
By submitting a manuscript to UTISGAD Journal, authors affirm that:
- The work is original,
- Has not been published elsewhere,
- Is not under consideration by any other journal,
- All sources are properly cited.