Plagiarism policy
The Journal “Biota. Human. Technology” strives to publish only original material, that is, material that has not been published elsewhere and is not considered for publication.
To identify cases of duplication and similar text in the submitted manuscripts, the journal “Biota. Human. Technology” uses software (https://crosscheck.ithenticate.com/en_us/). Manuscripts in which plagiarism or text borrowings without reference to the original source are found are rejected by the editorial board for publication in the journal.
Plagiarism before publication
The Journal “Biota. Human. Technology” will judge any case of plagiarism on its own merits. The conclusion about the authenticity of the submitted article is made by the editorial board based on the analysis of the protocol of similarity. If plagiarism is detected by editors, reviewers or editorial staff at any stage prior to publication of the manuscript - before or after acceptance, during editing or at the page proofing stage - we will notify the author(s) by sending them a request or a rewrite, or on exact text citation and attribution. If at least 25% of the source material is plagiarized, the article may be rejected and the author's institution/employer notified.
Plagiarism check policy
Depending on the degree of plagiarism in the manuscript, it is processed as follows: if < 25% plagiarism - the manuscript is immediately sent back to the authors for content revision; if > 25% plagiarism – the manuscript is rejected without editorial review. Authors are advised to revise the plagiarized parts of the manuscript and resubmit it as a new manuscript.
The percentage of plagiarism is calculated by the software.
Plagiarism after publication
If plagiarism is detected after publication, the journal will conduct an investigation. In case of detection of plagiarism, the editorial office of the journal will contact the author’s institute and financial institutions. An article that contains plagiarism will be flagged on each page of the PDF file. Depending on the degree of plagiarism, the article may also be officially retracted.
Tips for avoiding plagiarism
- Enclose words taken verbatim from the source in quotation marks
- Do not change any part of the quote in the context of the sentence
- Use single quotation marks within a quotation
- Use ellipses (space and ellipsis) for the missing part of the quote.
- Use brackets around the added words
- Limit the use of quotation marks
- Try to paraphrase information or summarize information from different sources using your own words.
Authors are responsible for obtaining author’s permission to reproduce illustrations, tables, figures taken from other authors and/or sources. Permission must be placed at the foot of each figure.
Self-plagiarism
Most editors and reviewers argue that self-plagiarism is unethical. Thus, an author must not copy his own material for a new manuscript without the permission of the copyright holder. Alternatives include using citations around short phrases of your own work and citing relevant references.
