Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism consists of unethically copying someone else’s prior work or ideas without an explicit acknowledgement of the original source. The American Psychological Association (APA) also mentions self-plagiarism, which is when an author utilizes a large portion of their own previously published work without using appropriate references.

The JCSIE is strictly against any unethical plagiarism or self-plagiarism. Therefore, all manuscripts submitted for publication to JCSIE will undergo across-check for plagiarism. During the screening stage, manuscripts found to be plagiarized will be rejected and not considered for publication in the journal. In case a manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct preliminary investigation, may be with the help of a suitable committee constituted for the purpose. Upon determination of the extent of plagiarism, the paper may also be formally retracted.