Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism Policy

At SCID Journal of Artificial Intelligence (SJAI), we uphold the highest standards of academic integrity and originality. Plagiarism in any form is considered unethical and unacceptable.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

Copying text, data, images, or ideas from other sources without proper citation
Paraphrasing substantial parts of another work without acknowledgment
Submitting another person’s work, in whole or in part, as your own
Self-plagiarism (republishing one’s own previously published content without transparency)

Plagiarism Detection

All submitted manuscripts undergo plagiarism screening using professional tools Turnitin.

We follow these thresholds:

Similarity Index < 15%: Acceptable for review
15–25%: Manuscript will be returned for revision
>25%: Manuscript will be rejected immediately

Note: Properly cited references, quotations, and bibliographies are not counted toward the similarity score.

Actions in Case of Plagiarism

If plagiarism is detected at any stage (submission, review, or post-publication), the following actions may be taken:

Rejection of the manuscript
Retraction of a published article
Notification to authors' affiliated institutions
Temporary or permanent ban from future submissions

Author Responsibilities

Ensure the originality of their submission
Appropriately cite all sources, including their own previously published work
Submit only manuscripts that have not been published or submitted elsewhere

Reviewer & Editor Responsibility

Editors and reviewers are expected to report any suspected plagiarism during peer review.