Plagiarism Policy

Introduction

The SEMDIGOV upholds the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics. All manuscripts submitted to SEMDIGOV must represent original work that has not been published elsewhere in any form and is not under consideration for publication in another journal. To maintain the integrity of scholarly communication, SEMDIGOV implements a strict plagiarism policy.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of presenting another person’s ideas, processes, results, or words without proper acknowledgment. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Copying text, figures, or data without citation.

• Paraphrasing without proper attribution.

• Claiming another’s research findings as one’s own.

• Self-plagiarism (reusing own work without citation).

Plagiarism Screening Process

All manuscripts are subjected to screening using Turnitin (or equivalent software) prior to peer-review.

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The similarity index should be below 20% (excluding references, quotations, and methodological standard phrases).