INCODING is committed to maintaining academic integrity and originality in scholarly publishing.
All submitted manuscripts must represent original work and appropriately acknowledge the ideas, words, data, images, and findings of other researchers.
Plagiarism, self-plagiarism involving inappropriate reuse, duplicate publication, and the unacknowledged reproduction of another person's work are not acceptable.
The editorial team may conduct similarity screening and assess the context of any detected textual overlap. Similarity percentages alone do not determine whether plagiarism has occurred; the nature, source, extent, and attribution of the overlap must also be considered.
If potential plagiarism is identified, the editorial office may request an explanation, reject the manuscript, suspend the review process, or take further action consistent with the seriousness of the case and the journal's publication ethics procedures.
For published articles, substantiated misconduct may result in a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, as appropriate.
Authors are responsible for ensuring proper citation and obtaining permissions where required.