Plagiarism Policy

Review of Equity, Inclusion and Society (REIS)

1. Policy Statement

Review of Equity, Inclusion and Society (REIS) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical publishing. Plagiarism in any form is considered unethical and unacceptable.

All submitted manuscripts must be original, properly cited, and free from any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism and redundant publication.

2. Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

Copying text, ideas, data, or images without proper citation
Presenting another author’s work as one’s own
Reusing significant portions of one’s own previously published work without acknowledgment (self-plagiarism)
Improper paraphrasing or close imitation of existing work
Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously

3. Plagiarism Screening

All manuscripts submitted to REIS will undergo plagiarism detection using reliable software (e.g., Turnitin or similar tools).

Acceptable Similarity Threshold

Similarity Index: ≤ 15% (excluding references and properly cited quotations)
No single source should exceed 5% similarity

Manuscripts exceeding these thresholds may be returned to authors for revision or rejected.

4. Types of Plagiarism and Actions

Minor Overlap (e.g., improper citation)

Authors will be asked to revise and correct the manuscript

Moderate Plagiarism

Manuscript may be rejected
Authors required to resubmit after significant revision

Severe Plagiarism (e.g., copied content, data fabrication)

Immediate rejection
Authors may be banned from submission for a specified period
Notification may be sent to affiliated institutions (if necessary)

5. Responsibilities of Authors

Authors are responsible for:

Ensuring originality of their work
Properly citing all sources
Avoiding duplicate or redundant publication
Providing accurate references

6. Responsibilities of Editors and Reviewers

Editors and reviewers are responsible for:

Identifying potential plagiarism during review
Reporting any ethical concerns
Ensuring fair and unbiased evaluation

7. Post-Publication Issues

If plagiarism is discovered after publication:

The article may be retracted
A formal retraction notice will be issued
The article will be marked accordingly in the journal archive

8. Ethical Compliance

REIS follows international standards of publication ethics and adheres to best practices in scholarly publishing to ensure the integrity and credibility of all published research.