Plagiarism Policy

DJES is strictly against any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism occurs when words, ideas, data, figures, tables, or substantial parts of a manuscript are copied from previously published or unpublished sources without proper acknowledgement. All manuscripts submitted for publication in DJES are checked for plagiarism and similarity using Turnitin plagiarism detection software.

Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism during the initial screening or review stages will be rejected and will not be considered for publication in the journal. DJES does not process manuscripts containing plagiarized content. If the overall similarity index exceeds 20%, or if similarity from a single source exceeds 3%, based on the plagiarism-checking report, the manuscript may be rejected or returned to the author(s) for correction, depending on the nature and extent of the similarity, after excluding references, properly quoted material, and standard methodological phrases where appropriate.

If plagiarism is detected after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct a preliminary investigation, possibly with the assistance of a suitable committee constituted for this purpose. If the manuscript is found to contain plagiarism beyond acceptable limits, the journal may contact the author’s institution, college, university, and/or funding agency, where appropriate. A confirmed case of misconduct may lead to the publication of a correction, expression of concern, or retraction notice, which will be clearly linked to and from the original article. The published article record will be clearly marked accordingly. In severe cases, the article may be formally retracted in accordance with the journal’s publication ethics and retraction policies.

Indicators of inappropriate or undisclosed use of artificial intelligence tools may also be assessed during screening or review. However, AI-detection results should be considered carefully and should not be used as the sole basis for a decision without editorial assessment.

Types of Plagiarism

The following types of plagiarism are considered by the journal:

  • Full Plagiarism: Previously published content presented without proper citation or acknowledgement, with little or no change to the text, ideas, data, or structure. This includes presenting exact text from a source as one’s own work.
  • Partial Plagiarism: Content taken from multiple sources and presented without proper citation or acknowledgement, including extensive paraphrasing or rewording of previously published material without appropriate attribution.
  • Self-Plagiarism: Reuse of substantial parts of an author’s own previously published work without proper citation or clear disclosure. This includes republishing the same work or reusing significant portions of text, data, figures, or results without appropriate acknowledgement.

Policy and Action for Plagiarism

DJES respects intellectual property and aims to protect and promote original scholarly work. Manuscripts containing plagiarized material are contrary to the standards of quality, research integrity, and innovation. Therefore, all authors submitting manuscripts to DJES are expected to comply with ethical standards and abstain from plagiarism in any form.

If an author is suspected of plagiarism in a submitted or published manuscript, the journal may contact the author(s) and request an explanation within two weeks. The case may be referred to a Fact-Finding Committee or the Editorial Board for further assessment and recommendation. If the journal does not receive a response from the author(s) within the specified period, the author’s institution, college, university, or relevant authority may be contacted, where appropriate.

DJES will take serious action against published manuscripts found to contain plagiarism. The journal will not silently remove the published record. Instead, it will follow appropriate editorial procedures, which may include correction, expression of concern, or formal retraction, depending on the nature and severity of the case. Upon confirming that a manuscript contains plagiarized material from previously published work, DJES may support the rights of the original author(s) and publisher and may take one or more of the following actions:

  • Contact the Director, Dean, Head of the concerned college, institution, organization, or the relevant university authority to inform them of the confirmed misconduct, where appropriate.
  • Publish a clearly identifiable correction, expression of concern, or retraction notice linked to and from the original article.
  • Clearly mark the article page and/or PDF with the relevant editorial notice, where applicable.
  • Reject current submissions from the author(s) involved and may suspend consideration of future submissions for a defined period, according to the severity of the misconduct and the decision of the Editorial Board.
  • Take any other appropriate action recommended by the committee or deemed necessary by the Editorial Board in accordance with publication ethics and applicable policies.