Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism is the unethical act of copying someone else’s ideas, processes, results, or words without explicitly acknowledging the original author and source. Self-plagiarism occurs when an author reuses a significant portion of their own previously published work without proper citation. This can range from publishing the same manuscript in multiple journals to modifying a previously published manuscript with some new data.

The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies strictly opposes any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism occurs when substantial portions of a manuscript are copied from previously published sources without proper acknowledgment.

All manuscripts submitted for publication in the journal are screened for plagiarism using Turnitin software. Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism during the initial review stage are immediately rejected and will not be considered for publication.

If plagiarism is detected after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct a preliminary investigation, potentially with the assistance of a designated committee. If the manuscript is found to exceed acceptable plagiarism limits, the journal will notify the author’s affiliated institution, college, university, and any relevant funding agency.

In cases of confirmed plagiarism, the journal will issue a statement with bidirectional online links to and from the original paper, indicating the plagiarism and referencing the plagiarized content. The plagiarized paper will also be marked on each page of the PDF. Depending on the severity of the plagiarism, the paper may be formally retracted.

Types of Plagiarism

The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies recognizes the following types of plagiarism:

  • Full Plagiarism: The use of previously published content without any modifications to the text, ideas, or grammar. This occurs when an author presents someone else’s work verbatim as their own.

  • Partial Plagiarism: A form of plagiarism where content is taken from multiple sources and extensively rephrased without proper attribution. While the wording may be altered, the ideas and structure remain largely unchanged.

  • Self-Plagiarism: When an author reuses significant portions or the entirety of their previously published research without proper citation. Complete self-plagiarism occurs when an author republishes their own work in a new journal without substantial modifications or appropriate acknowledgment.

Plagiarism Detected After Publication

If plagiarism is detected after publication, The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies will conduct an investigation. If confirmed, the journal’s editorial office will notify the author’s affiliated institution and any relevant funding agencies.

The plagiarized paper will be marked on each page of the PDF to indicate the plagiarism. Depending on the severity of the case, the paper may also be formally retracted.

Originality

By submitting a manuscript to The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, the author(s) confirm that it is an original, unpublished work and is not under consideration elsewhere. The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, including duplicate publication of an author’s own work, in whole or in part, without proper citation. Manuscripts submitted to the journal may be checked for originality using anti-plagiarism software.

Plagiarism involves misrepresenting ideas, words, or other creative expressions as one’s own and constitutes a violation of copyright law. Plagiarism can take various forms, including:

  • Copying content directly from another source without proper attribution.
  • Purposely using portions of another author’s work without citation.
  • Copying elements such as figures, tables, equations, or illustrations that are not common knowledge without acknowledgment.
  • Using exact text from online sources without citation.
  • Copying or downloading figures, photographs, or diagrams without properly crediting the source.

Reporting Plagiarism

The editorial and reviewer teams take due care to assess plagiarism in submitted manuscripts. However, if plagiarism is found in a published article in The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, it is the responsibility of the original contributor to report the plagiarized content to the journal.

Reported cases will be re-evaluated, and the author(s) will be notified to make the necessary revisions. The paper will be removed from web sources until the author submits a revised version.

To report plagiarism, please contact the editorial office; contact@thejspes.com