The Editorial Board of The Journal of Humanity & Social Justice recognizes that plagiarism is unacceptable and therefore establishes the following policy stating specific actions (penalties) when plagiarism is identified in an article submitted for publication in The Journal of Humanity & Social Justice.
Definition:
Plagiarism involves "the use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work."
Policy:
Papers must be original, unpublished, and not pending publication elsewhere. Any material taken verbatim from another source needs to be clearly identified as distinct from the current original text by (1) indentation, (2) the use of quotation marks, and (3) identification of the source.
Any text exceeding fair use standards (herein defined as more than two or three sentences or the equivalent thereof) or any graphic material reproduced from another source requires permission from the copyright holder and, if feasible, the original author(s), and also requires identification of the source, e.g., previous publication.
When plagiarism is identified, the Editor-in-Chief responsible for the review of the paper will decide on actions according to the extent of plagiarism detected in the paper, following the guidelines below:
A short section of another article is plagiarized without any significant data or ideas taken from the other paper.
Action: The authors are given a warning and requested to change the text and properly cite the original article.
A significant portion of a paper is plagiarized without proper citation to the original paper.
Action: The submitted article is rejected, and the authors are forbidden from submitting further articles for one year.
A significant portion of the paper is plagiarized, involving the reproduction of original results or ideas presented in another publication.
Action: The paper is rejected, and the authors are forbidden from submitting further articles for five years.
It is understood that all authors are responsible for the content of their submitted papers. If a penalty is imposed for plagiarism, all authors will be subject to the same penalty.
If a second instance of plagiarism by the same author(s) is identified, the Editorial Board (Editor-in-Chief and editorial members) will decide on the measures to be enforced. The author(s) may be banned from submitting further articles permanently.
This policy also applies to material reproduced from another publication by the same author(s). If an author uses text or figures previously published, the corresponding paragraphs or figures should be identified, and the previous publication referenced. It is understood that in the case of a review paper or a tutorial paper, much of the material may have been previously published.
The author should identify the source of the previously published material and obtain permission from the original author and publisher when required. If an author submits a manuscript to The Journal of Humanity & Social Justice with significant overlap with a manuscript submitted to another journal simultaneously, and this overlap is discovered during the review process or after the publication of both papers, the editor of the other journal will be notified, and the case will be treated as a severe plagiarism case.
Significant overlap means the use of identical or almost identical figures and identical or slightly modified text for one-half or more of the paper. For self-plagiarism involving less than half but more than one-tenth of the paper, the case shall be treated as intermediate plagiarism. If self-plagiarism is confined to the methods section, the case shall be considered minor plagiarism.
If an author uses some previously published material to clarify the presentation of new results, the previously published material must be identified, and the difference from the current publication must be mentioned. Permission to republish must be obtained from the copyright holder when necessary.
In the case of a manuscript originally published in conference proceedings and then submitted for publication in The Journal of Humanity & Social Justice, either in identical or expanded form, the authors must identify the name of the conference proceedings and the date of publication and obtain permission to republish from the copyright holder. The editor may decide not to accept this paper for publication.
However, an author is allowed to use material from an unpublished presentation, including visual displays, in a subsequent journal publication. In the case of a submitted publication that was originally published in another language, the title, date, and journal of the original publication must be identified by the authors, and copyright permission must be obtained. The editor may accept such a translated publication to bring it to the attention of a wider audience.
The Editorial Office of The Journal of Humanity & Social Justice is responsible for maintaining the list of authors subject to penalties and will check that no authors of a submitted paper are on this list. If a banned author is identified, the Editor-in-Chief will take appropriate measures.
This policy will be posted on the website with the submission instructions, and a copy will be sent to authors with the confirmation email upon the initial receipt of their original manuscript. A statement confirming that the author(s) have read the Plagiarism Policy will be included in the submission process.
Papers published in The Journal of Humanity & Social Justice will be considered for retraction if:
There is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g., data fabrication) or honest error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error).
The findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e., cases of redundant publication).
The article constitutes plagiarism.
The article reports unethical research.
The retraction mechanism follows the Retraction Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
