Plagiarism Policy
GJILT is fully committed to academic integrity and the originality of scholarly work. All forms of plagiarism constitute a serious violation of publication ethics and will not be tolerated in the publishing process of this journal.
Definition of Plagiarism
Plagiarism includes any act of using another person's work, ideas, text, data, or research findings without adequate attribution. Forms of plagiarism include:
- Verbatim plagiarism — copying text directly without quotation marks and citation
- Paraphrasing plagiarism — rewording text without changing the substance and without citation
- Self-plagiarism — reusing one's own previously published work without explicit disclosure
- Mosaic plagiarism — combining phrases from multiple sources without proper attribution
- Data plagiarism — using another researcher's data without permission or citation
Similarity Threshold
All manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection tools before the review process. The applicable similarity thresholds are as follows:
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< 20% Acceptable |
20 – 30% Needs improvement |
> 30% Not acceptable |
Similarity scores are calculated after excluding references, properly marked quotations, and standard elements such as titles and institutional names.
Consequences of Plagiarism
| Pre-publication | Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism before publication will be immediately rejected and authors will be formally notified of the reason. |
| Post-publication | Published articles proven to contain plagiarism will be retracted and permanently marked with a retraction notice on the journal platform. |
| Institution | GJILT reserves the right to report violations to the author's affiliated institution for further action in accordance with applicable academic regulations. |
| Blacklist | Authors found guilty of plagiarism may be barred from submitting manuscripts to GJILT for a specified period or permanently. |
All decisions regarding plagiarism violations are made in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Self-Plagiarism & Duplicate Submission
Authors are prohibited from submitting the same or substantially similar manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously (duplicate submission). Reuse of text from the author's own previously published work must be clearly cited and must not exceed the established similarity threshold.
If a manuscript is an extension of a prior work (such as a conference proceeding or research report), authors must explicitly disclose this at the time of submission.
