Plagiarism Policy

IJSMIEN is committed to publishing only original, authentic research. All submitted manuscripts are screened for plagiarism using professional detection software before being sent to peer review.

Similarity Threshold: 15%
Manuscripts exceeding 15% similarity will be immediately returned without review.

Types of Plagiarism

Direct Plagiarism	Copying text verbatim without attribution — Not tolerated
Self-Plagiarism	Republishing own prior work without disclosure — Not tolerated
Paraphrasing Plagiarism	Rewording without citation — Not tolerated
Idea Plagiarism	Using others ideas without credit — Not tolerated

Consequences

Pre-submission: Manuscript returned without review
Post-publication discovery: Article retracted and notice published
Author banned from submitting to IJSMIEN for 2 years
Notification sent to the author institution if applicable

Tool Used: iThenticate / Turnitin similarity detection. Authors are encouraged to self-check using free tools before submission.