Plagiarism Policy

IJET upholds academic integrity and strictly prohibits plagiarism. Recognizing that plagiarism is unacceptable for all authors, IJET has established the following policy outlining specific actions (penalties) to be taken when plagiarism is detected in submitted articles through IJET's anti-plagiarism software (Turnitin.com). Plagiarism is defined as the act of copying another person's text or ideas and presenting the copied material as one's own work. To avoid accusations of plagiarism, authors must clearly delineate any copied text from their original content and properly cite the source of that material. IJET considers plagiarism a form of fraud, which can carry severe consequences, including loss of professional standing, damage to reputation, and academic penalties.

This definition of plagiarism applies to the copying of both text and ideas, irrespective of the following: the original source of the copied material; whether the original author(s) also copied the text or idea from another source; whether the authorship of the original text or idea is known; the nature of the author's work into which the material is copied (e.g., journal article, webpage, book chapter, academic paper); whether permission was granted to copy the material; and even if the author is copying their own previously published work (self-plagiarism). When plagiarism is identified by the Plagiarism Checker software, the Editorial Board responsible for reviewing the paper will convene to determine appropriate measures based on the extent of plagiarism detected, adhering to the guidelines outlined below:
J.1 Minor Plagiarism :

  • A small sentence or short paragraph of another manuscript is plagiarized without any significant data or idea taken from the other papers or publications.
  • Punishment: A warning is given to the authors and a request to change the manuscript and properly cite the original sources.

J.2 Intermediate Plagiarism

  • A significant data, paragraph, or sentence of an article is plagiarized without proper citation to the original source.
  • Punishment: The submitted article is automatically rejected.

J.3 Severe Plagiarism

  • A large portion of an article is plagiarized that involves many aspects such as reproducing original results (data, formulation, equation, law, statement, etc.), ideas, and methods presented in other publications.
  • Punishment: The paper is automatically rejected and the authors are forbidden to submit further articles to the journal.

We accept all terms and conditions of COPE about plagiarism and in case, any attempt of plagiarism is brought to our attention accompanied by convincing evidence, we act based on flowcharts and workflows determined in COPE.

All submissions will be checked with TURNITIN.