Plagiarism

Journal of Applied Accounting and Sustainable Finance upholds the highest standards of academic integrity and originality. Authors submitting manuscripts to this journal are required to ensure that their work is entirely original and properly cites all sources and references.

Plagiarism Guidelines

  1. Original Work: Submissions must consist of original research or review articles that have not been published or submitted elsewhere.
  2. Proper Citation: All references, quotations, and data sourced from other works must be appropriately cited to avoid plagiarism.
  3. Plagiarism Detection: Manuscripts submitted to the journal will be screened using plagiarism detection software. Submissions with a similarity index exceeding 20% (excluding references) may be rejected or returned for revision.
  4. Types of Plagiarism:
    • Direct Plagiarism: Copying text, ideas, or data without proper citation.
    • Self-Plagiarism: Reusing substantial portions of one’s own published work without citation.
    • Mosaic Plagiarism: Borrowing phrases or ideas without proper acknowledgment.
    • Improper Paraphrasing: Rewriting someone else's ideas without adequate citation.

Actions Against Plagiarism

  • Manuscripts suspected of plagiarism will be immediately returned to the authors for correction or rejected outright.
  • Authors found guilty of plagiarism may face restrictions from future submissions to the journal.
  • In severe cases, the journal reserves the right to notify the authors' affiliated institutions.

Journal of Applied Accounting and Sustainable Finance is committed to promoting ethical research practices and protecting the credibility of scholarly publications.