Every manuscript is checked for similarity before peer review.
- Papers with a high share of copied or unreferenced text are returned to the authors for correction or rejected.
- Reusing your own published text without citation (self-plagiarism) is also treated as plagiarism.
- If plagiarism is found after publication, the article is corrected or retracted as per the Publication Ethics statement.
Authors must sign an originality declaration with the manuscript.
Last updated 29 October 2026