Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism is defined as the act of copying or duplicating previously published written content. It is regarded as a form of research fraud and a breach of copyright in published material. Consequently, all manuscripts are subjected to multiple rounds of screening by similarity detection software (Crossref Similarity Check Powered by iThenticate) at each stage of the submission, peer review, and revision process.

In the event that the authors have previously published a study as an abstract from a meeting presentation, they are required to declare this. Reusing previously published material, including abstracts, is unacceptable without rewriting it. Any instances of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will result in the immediate rejection of the manuscript.