Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism is the use of text, data, figures, or images without proper acknowledgment or authorization, as well as the paraphrasing of language, thoughts, and ideas. The editorial office uses Turnitin to screen research articles of plagiarism and similarity. The standard set is 15 percent for similarity. All plagiarism claims are investigated according to COPE rules detailed at http://publicationethics.org/files/u7140/plagiarism%20A.pdf