Plagiarism

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors are required to demonstrate that their submissions are the result of their original research. If they incorporate the work or ideas of others, proper attribution must be given.

Plagiarism, defined as "using someone's ideas, words, data, or other materials produced by them without acknowledgement," can take various forms, encompassing text, illustrations, musical quotations, extended mathematical derivations, computer code, and more. This includes materials obtained from websites, manuscripts, and various media, whether published or unpublished, such as lectures, presentations, and grey literature.

All forms of plagiarism are considered unethical and are not acceptable. To maintain the integrity of our publications, we employ plagiarism-checking tools, particularly iThenticate, and submissions suspected of plagiarism, in part or in whole, will be rejected. We encourage our readers, reviewers, and editors to report any suspicions of plagiarism by contacting the editorial board or emailing editor@esrein.org.

Plagiarism Before Publishing

The Editorial Board will evaluate instances of plagiarism as they occur. If an editor, reviewer, or board member detects plagiarism at any point in the publication process—whether before acceptance, during editing, or at the proofing stage—we will notify the author(s) and request that they revise the content or correctly cite the original sources.

Plagiarism Detected Post-Publication

If plagiarism is found after a paper has been published, the journal will initiate an investigation. If the plagiarism is confirmed, the editorial board will contact the author’s institution and funding agencies. Each page of the paper that contains plagiarism will be marked in the PDF version. Depending on the severity of the plagiarism, the paper may be formally retracted.

Self-Plagiarism

In this document, self-plagiarism is defined as the verbatim or nearly verbatim reuse of substantial portions of an author’s own copyrighted work without proper citation of the original source. Self-plagiarism does not apply to publications derived from the author’s previously copyrighted work (for example, conference proceedings) as long as there is an explicit reference to the prior publication. While this reuse does not require quotation marks to indicate the text being reused, it is essential to cite the source.

Accidental or Unintentional Plagiarism

Authors must be aware of how to correctly cite material and understand the difference between quoting and paraphrasing.

Corrective Action

Authors who submit their works to JELS should be aware that failure to adhere to the basic ethical principles outlined may result in corrective action. In cases of minor errors or oversights, an advisory notice may be issued by the Associate Editor. However, in instances of serious ethical misconduct or when the research is significantly flawed and misleading, a retraction notice will be issued.