Plagiarism Policy

SOCRATES Journal maintains a strict stance against plagiarism, which includes presenting another person's work as one’s own, as well as self-plagiarism, where authors attempt to re-publish their previously published works without proper acknowledgment. We carefully review all submitted manuscripts for originality and take prompt action if any plagiarism is detected. Manuscripts with over 30% plagiarism are immediately rejected, while those with less than 30% plagiarism are returned to authors for revision, requiring appropriate citation of sources.

Plagiarism Check

SOCRATES Journal uses advanced plagiarism detection tools, such as Turnitin, to identify potential text duplication and similarity in submitted content, ensuring originality and academic integrity.

What Constitutes Plagiarism?

Plagiarism involves using another person's words, ideas, or expressions without proper credit, infringing on intellectual property rights. It can take various forms, such as:

• Directly copying text from another source without acknowledgment.
• Reproducing figures, tables, equations, or images from another work without proper citation.
• Downloading and using text or visuals from the internet without crediting the source.

Self-Plagiarism

Self-plagiarism refers to the reuse of one’s own previously published work without proper citation. However, if an author incorporates material from their own earlier publications (e.g., from conference proceedings) with clear reference to the original work, it is not considered self-plagiarism. While the material must be cited, quotation marks are not required in such cases.

Types of Plagiarism

• Accidental/Unintentional Plagiarism: Authors may inadvertently commit plagiarism due to a lack of understanding of quoting, paraphrasing, or proper citation methods. It is the author’s responsibility to be knowledgeable about these distinctions.
• Deliberate Plagiarism: This involves knowingly using another person's work without acknowledgment, including submitting purchased or borrowed research papers as one’s own.

SOCRATES Journal upholds academic integrity and expects authors to respect intellectual property rights by ensuring their submissions are original, properly cited, and free from any form of plagiarism.