Plagiarism Policy

JCPL publishes original work, and protecting the integrity of the scholarly record is part of that. Plagiarism in any form is prohibited. That includes verbatim copying, close paraphrasing without attribution, self-plagiarism, and reusing published text, data or figures without permission.

Screening

Every manuscript is checked with iThenticate before peer review. If substantial unoriginal or unattributed material is found, the manuscript is returned to the authors or rejected, depending on how serious the problem is.

What We Mean by Plagiarism

Plagiarism is using someone else's ideas, words, data, images or other original material without proper citation or permission. This applies whether the material is copied word for word or closely paraphrased, and whether or not the original is formally under copyright.

A similarity score alone does not decide the outcome. Editors read the overlap to judge whether it is legitimate, such as standard method descriptions or properly quoted and cited text, or whether it is plagiarism.

Suspected Plagiarism

If plagiarism is suspected in a manuscript under review, the Editor-in-Chief asks the corresponding author for a written explanation. Depending on the answer, the manuscript may be rejected. Confirmed serious cases may be reported to the author's institution.

If plagiarism is found after publication, JCPL investigates under COPE's guidance and may correct or retract the article.

Self-Plagiarism and Duplicate Submission

Do not submit the same manuscript, or one that substantially overlaps with it, to more than one journal at a time. Cite and disclose any earlier publication of related material, such as conference abstracts or preprints.