Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism Policies

 

Table of contents

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Plagiarism or similarity

2.   

Data fabrication

3.    

Image manipulation

 

1.   Plagiarism or similarity

Plagiarism or similarity refers to the use of someone else's work without proper acknowledgement or citation. This is considered publishing misconduct because it comprises close imitation or complete copying of someone else's data, ideas, figures and tables, entire or partial paragraphs, language, and images, including those from your own publications.


2.   Data fabrication

Reused text copied from another source must be enclosed in quotation marks, and the original source must be cited. Previous research must be expressly cited if it inspired the design, structure, or language of a study or paper.


Reusing one's own work without giving due credit is known as self-plagiarism or text recycling. This leads to data duplication in the scholarly literature and is also considered misconduct.


Plagiarism is not acceptable in Current Science Publishing journals. All Current Science Publishing submissions are checked by the iThenticate software for plagiarism detection. If plagiarism is detected during the peer review process, the manuscript will be rejected, and if it is identified after publication, the paper will be retracted. Please provide relevant citations and use words/sentences carefully. Current Science Publishing accepts <20% similarity to previously published content, with matching sections dispersed throughout the work.

  

Any supplied data must be original and not improperly selected, modified, enhanced, or faked. This includes:

 

1.     

Excluding data points to increase the significance of the conclusions.

2.     

Fabricating data.

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Selecting results that support a particular conclusion at the expense of contradictory data.

4.      

Purposefully choosing analysis tools or methods that support a specific conclusion (including p-hacking). Preregistration of procedures and analyses is highly recommended.


When citing others' (or your own) previous work, please provide


1.     

Clear citations and recognize all research sources in your manuscript.

2.     

All references to the reference section.

3.      

Obtained copyright from the appropriate content sources for your paper.

The Editorial Office will stop the peer review process until the problems are successfully fixed if the data are not provided upon request. The publisher may reject the paper if irregular picture alterations are found and verified during the peer review process. If the issue is raised after publication, the article may be corrected or retracted. The authors' institutions may be notified of any problems by the Current Science Publishing.


Authors can save unprocessed data and metadata files by archiving for at least five years in suitable repositories after publication.


3.   Image manipulation

For post-publication investigations, the Current Science Publishing retains the right to request unprocessed data files and original images/photographs at a high resolution, both at the time of submission and during the peer review process.


Image files cannot be altered or modified in any way that would cause the information contained in the original image to be misinterpreted. Which includes:

 

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The introduction, enhancement, modification, or removal of features from the original image.

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The grouping of images that should clearly be presented separately (e.g., from different parts of the same gel or from different gels).

3.      

The modification of contrast, brightness, or colour balance to obscure, eliminate, or enhance specific information is an example of irregular manipulation.

The original photos and unprocessed data will be provided by the authors. If plagiarism is detected, the editors and reviewers should inform the journal. However, any concerns regarding unreported image modifications during manuscript processing or after publication will be thoroughly investigated.