Plagiarism Policy

Journal of Science and Technology (JST) respects intellectual property and is committed to protecting and promoting the original work of its authors. Manuscripts containing plagiarized material are contrary to the standards of quality, research integrity, and innovation that JST upholds. All authors submitting to JST are expected to adhere to ethical standards and to abstain from plagiarism in any form, including direct copying, paraphrasing without attribution, self-plagiarism, and text recycling.

Screening Process

All manuscripts submitted to JST are screened for plagiarism using Turnitin software prior to peer review. Manuscripts found to contain substantial plagiarized content at this stage are rejected outright and are not considered further for publication.

Handling Suspected Plagiarism in Submitted Manuscripts

If plagiarism is suspected in a manuscript under review, JST will contact the author(s) and request a written explanation within two weeks. The matter may be referred to a Fact-Finding Committee (FFC) constituted for this purpose, for further investigation and decision.

If no response is received from the author within the stipulated period, JST reserves the right to contact the Director, Dean, Head of Department, or Vice Chancellor of the author's affiliated institution to report the matter for appropriate action.

Handling Suspected Plagiarism in Published Articles

If plagiarism is identified in an article after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct a preliminary investigation, with the assistance of a committee constituted for this purpose where necessary, in accordance with COPE guidelines on suspected plagiarism. Depending on the outcome, JST may publish a correction, erratum, or retraction notice, consistent with the journal's Errata, Retractions, and Corrigenda Policy.

Definition

For the purposes of this policy, plagiarism is understood as the use of another person's ideas, language, data, or other original material without adequate citation or permission, whether verbatim or through close paraphrasing, and regardless of whether the original source is copyrighted.