Plagiarism

Academic Integrity

Plagiarism Policy

Strict standards for originality, AI integrity, and ethical publishing.

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Zero-Tolerance Policy

Journal Economic Business Innovation (JEBI) maintains the highest standards of scholarly ethics and enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy on plagiarism, redundant publication, self-plagiarism, and AI-generated misconduct. All manuscripts are subject to rigorous screening to ensure originality, integrity, and compliance with international publishing standards.

AI & Plagiarism Detection

Definitions of Misconduct

Verbatim Copying

Using text, data, figures, or tables from other sources without proper attribution or quotation marks.

Substantial Paraphrasing

Rewriting ideas from other works without proper citation, presenting them as one's own original insight.

Self-Plagiarism

Reusing significant portions of one’s own previously published work (text recycling) without acknowledgment.

AI-Generated Misconduct

Using AI (ChatGPT, etc.) to generate content without disclosure, oversight, or proper human authorship.

Alignment with COPE AI Guidelines

JEBI adheres strictly to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) position statements regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) in authorship. We recognize AI as a tool, not an author. AI tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot take responsibility for the submitted work.

COPE Focus: Artificial Intelligence Read official guidance

AI: Understanding Guidance & Tools Topic Discussion

Detection & Prevention

Turnitin & AI Writing Detection: Every manuscript is screened using Turnitin to detect both textual similarity and AI-generated content (AI Probability).
Threshold: A similarity score above 12% (excluding references) or high AI probability triggers a detailed editorial review, immediate revision request, or rejection.
Monitoring: Editors and reviewers continuously monitor manuscripts using both AI tools and manual verification.

Consequences & Retraction

Pre-Publication: Manuscripts with confirmed plagiarism or AI misconduct are rejected outright.
Post-Publication: Articles found to violate policies will be formally retracted, with a public notice explaining the violation.
Sanctions: Authors may be temporarily or permanently banned from submission, and their institutions may be notified.

Author Responsibilities

Guarantee the absolute originality of the manuscript and cite all primary sources accurately.
Transparently disclose any AI-assisted writing in the Ethics Statement and avoid undisclosed third-party contributions.
Avoid redundant publications (salami slicing) and excessive self-citations.
Ensure the manuscript has not been submitted simultaneously to other journals.
Use recommended tools for citation management and language quality, such as Mendeley, DeepL, or Grammarly, before submission.