Plagiarism Policy

Journal of Integrated Research has a very strict policy against plagiarism or similarity in any form in the submitted article(s), whether it is in text, images, records, or any other content. Plagiarism, in any form, is illegal, unethical, and unacceptable for academic standards. We consider plagiarism a morally corrosive practice. Plagiarism, in all its forms, constitutes unethical behaviour and is severely punishable by law; as such, it is strictly unacceptable. The author(s) are required, before submitting their work to the journal, to check their manuscript using standard plagiarism-detection tools. The Editorial Board reserves the right to verify each work through plagiarism screening and, if any similarity is detected, to notify the author(s).

All submissions are screened for plagiarism before being assigned to the Editorial Board. All articles are checked through Turnitin or iThenticate software by the editorial team. If submitted articles are found plagiarised or excessively similar in form, they are rejected or reverted for rewriting without peer review. The Editor-in-Chief ascertains the contents for proper citations and credits. If content within the allowed similarity limit is found and due credit has been given to the original author(s), the article may be assigned for the review process. If similar content is appropriately cited and proper credits are given, it is not considered plagiarism.

Authors are required to submit an originally written article. If others’ work is necessary to include, it must be properly quoted and cited according to the journal’s citation guidelines. If you use ideas of other authors beyond fair academic use, you must obtain their written consent before using the same.

All authors are strongly advised to check the plagiarism level before submission. Plagiarism shall be checked with standard tools and respective reports may be added with submissions. The following similarity-check tools are considered valid for plagiarism reports: Turnitin, Urkund Plagiarism Detector, iThenticate Plagiarism Checker, Plagiarism Detector, and Grammarly.

Here are some clarifications on the level of plagiarism or duplicated content:

Below 10% : Research articles having a plagiarism level below 10% may be ACCEPTED after review by the Editor-in-Chief and based on the decision of the Peer Reviewers.

Above 10–20% : Research articles having 10–20% plagiarism are reverted to the author(s) for content improvement, along with a proper plagiarism report duly checked by the publishing house and detailed revision instructions.

Above 20% : Research articles having a plagiarism level above 20% are REJECTED with a proper plagiarism report duly checked by the publishing house, and the author(s) are informed accordingly.

NOTE: The level of plagiarism alone does NOT decide the acceptance of a research article. Other important criteria of research ethics and academic standards are also followed while accepting or rejecting articles by the Review Team.