Plagiarism Policy

Dasinya Journal for Engineering and Informatics maintains a strict policy against plagiarism and unethical publication practices. The journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity and originality. All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism screening as part of the editorial and peer review process.

1. Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

  • Copying text, data, images, tables, or ideas from previously published work without proper citation or permission
  • Paraphrasing substantial portions of another person’s work without appropriate acknowledgment
  • Self-plagiarism, including duplicate or redundant publication of the author’s own previously published work
  • Improper attribution of sources or misrepresentation of authorship

Any form of plagiarism is considered unethical and unacceptable.

2. Plagiarism Screening and Similarity Assessment

All submitted manuscripts are screened for originality using reliable plagiarism detection software (such as Turnitin, iThenticate, or equivalent tools).

Similarity reports are assessed by the editorial team with careful consideration of:

  • Proper citation and referencing
  • Disciplinary norms
  • Context and location of overlapping text (e.g., references, methodology, standard terminology)

Manuscripts showing excessive similarity, substantial overlap with previously published works, or evidence of unethical reuse will be rejected or returned to authors for correction, depending on the severity of the issue.

3. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools

The journal allows the limited and responsible use of AI tools (e.g., for language editing, grammar checking, or formatting support).

AI tools:

  • Must not be listed as authors
  • Must not be used to generate original scientific content, including data, analysis, results, interpretations, or conclusions
  • Any use of AI tools must be clearly disclosed by the authors in the manuscript (for example, in the Methods or Acknowledgments section). Undeclared, excessive, or inappropriate use of AI-generated content is considered a breach of publication ethics.

4. Handling Detected Plagiarism

If plagiarism or unethical content reuse is identified at any stage:

Before acceptance: The manuscript may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected outright.

After publication: The article may be retracted, and a formal retraction notice will be published. The authors’ affiliated institutions may be informed where appropriate.

All decisions are made in accordance with ethical publishing standards.

5. Author Responsibilities

By submitting a manuscript to Dasinya Journal for Engineering and Informatics, authors confirm that:

  • The work is original and has not been published elsewhere
  • All sources are properly cited and acknowledged
  • Necessary permissions for third-party materials have been obtained
  • Any prior dissemination (e.g., preprints or conference papers) is clearly disclosed
  • Any use of AI tools is transparently declared