Plagiarism is the unethical act of copying someone else’s prior ideas, processes, results or words without explicit acknowledgement of the original author and source. Self-plagiarism occurs when an author utilizes large part of his / her own previously published work without using appropriate references. This can range from getting the same manuscript published in multiple journals to modifying a previously published manuscript with some new data.
The journal is strictly against any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form.
Any claims of copyright infringement should be addressed to the Editor at bearing the subject line “Copyright Infringement”.
The claim must be sufficed by documented evidence supporting the same version as being published or copyrighted or patented by the aggrieved party before the date of publication of the concerned Journals article. On receipt of the claim, the Journal reserves the sole rights to decide the validity of any such claims. In case, the changes required are minimal such as inclusion of references, the authors will be intimated to do the required amendments. The alternative version shall undergo peer-review as any other general submission and shall be published in the same issue (number) of the concerned volume. In case a manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct preliminary investigation and may take any or all of the following immediate actions
- Principal / Director / Dean / Head of the concerned College, Institution or Organisation or the Vice Chancellor of the University to which the author(s) is (are) affiliated to take strict action against the concerned author(s).
- PDF copy of the published manuscript will be removed / retracted from the website and disable all links to full text article. The term Plagiarized Manuscript shall be appended to the published manuscript title.
- The author(s) will be asked to issue a written apology to the author(s) of the original material.