Plagiarism Screening
Plagiarism is the act of when one author uses another work/author (copying someone's prior ideas, processes, results, or words) without permission, credit, or acknowledgment. UTSAHA: Journal of Entrepreneurship is strictly against any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works.
UTSAHA: Journal of Entrepreneurship considers plagiarism a serious offense and will blacklist authors who knowingly cite or use material from other published works without proper acknowledgment. Authors are recommended to use a plagiarism checking program to check the similarity to prior publication before undergoing the review processes or before publication. Every manuscript that is also submitted to this journal will be screened for plagiarism using the Turnitin Program before submission or publication by the Editor.
Types of Plagiarism Considered
1. Full Plagiarism
Previously published content without any changes to the text, idea, and grammar is considered full plagiarism. It involves presenting exact text from a source as one's own.
2. Partial Plagiarism
If the content is a mixture of multiple different sources, where the author has extensively rephrased text, then it is known as partial plagiarism.
3. Self-Plagiarism
When an author reuses complete or portions of their pre-published research. Complete self-plagiarism is a case when an author republishes their own work in a new journal.
Detection & Consequences
If plagiarism is detected by the editorial board member, reviewer, editor, etc., at any stage of the article process—before or after acceptance, during editing, or at a page proof stage—we will alert the author(s) and will ask them to rewrite the content or to cite the references from where the content has been taken.
Post-Publication Detection: If plagiarism is detected after publication, the Journal will conduct an investigation. If plagiarism is found, the competent authority of the Journal will contact the author's institute and funding agencies. The paper containing the plagiarism will be marked on each page of the PDF. Depending on the extent of the plagiarism, the paper may also be formally retracted.
Screening Tools & References
Screening for plagiarism will be conducted by the Editorial Team using Grammarly® Plagiarism Checker and Crossref Similarity Check (developed by iThenticate).