Plagiarism Screening

IJDCR applies plagiarism screening to protect the integrity of the scholarly record and ensure originality in all published content.

Screening process

• All submitted manuscripts are checked for textual similarity before peer review or acceptance.
• Similarity reports are evaluated by editors, who consider context, citation practices, and disciplinary norms.

Similarity threshold

• Manuscripts with excessive similarity may be rejected or returned for revision.
• Similarity scores alone do not determine plagiarism; editorial judgment is applied in all cases.

General information on similarity checking tools:
https://www.turnitin.com/products/similarity

Author obligations

Authors must:

• Properly cite and reference all sources
• Use quotation marks and attribution where verbatim text is included
• Ensure that reused material complies with copyright and licensing requirements

Self-plagiarism, including redundant publication of substantially similar content without disclosure, is not permitted.

Post-publication issues

If plagiarism is identified after publication, IJDCR may:

• Publish a correction
• Issue an expression of concern

Retract the article, depending on severity