Plagiarism Policy

All submitted manuscripts are screened for originality before peer review. The editors check for text overlap and improper citation using similarity-detection tools and expert judgement. Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or undisclosed overlap with previously published work are returned to the authors or rejected. Confirmed plagiarism in a published article leads to a correction or retraction in line with COPE guidelines. By submitting, authors confirm that the work is original, that all sources are properly cited, and that it has not been published elsewhere.