Kurios does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism is the use of another person’s ideas, words, data, or work without appropriate acknowledgment, and it constitutes a serious breach of scholarly and publication ethics.

Definition and scope

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

• copying text, ideas, arguments, data, tables, or figures from another source without proper citation;
• paraphrasing another author’s work too closely without attribution;
• using quotation without quotation marks or without a proper reference;
• self-plagiarism, namely reusing substantial portions of one’s own previously published work without disclosure and citation;
• submitting work that was produced wholly or partly by others, or by automated tools, without appropriate acknowledgment; and
• translating another author’s work and presenting it as original.

Author responsibilities

Authors must ensure that the manuscript is original, that all sources are cited accurately and consistently with the journal’s citation style, and that any reused material is clearly identified. Manuscripts that are under review elsewhere or have been published in another venue must not be submitted. Authors should check their manuscripts before submission to ensure that the similarity index does not exceed the journal’s maximum limit.

Screening procedure

Before the review process begins, every submitted manuscript will be checked for similarity using Turnitin. The maximum acceptable similarity index is 20%. Manuscripts with a similarity index above 20% will be returned to the authors for revision and will not be sent for review until the similarity index has been reduced to 20% or below. The editors will also examine the extent, location, and nature of any overlap in the similarity report, so that manuscripts showing evidence of plagiarism may be returned or rejected even when the overall percentage is within the limit.

Handling of plagiarism

If plagiarism is detected before review or publication, the manuscript may be returned for revision or rejected, and the authors may be asked to explain the overlap. If plagiarism is detected after publication, the matter will be handled in accordance with the journal’s policies on allegations of misconduct and on correction and retraction, following COPE guidelines. Depending on the severity, actions may include a correction, a retraction, notification of the authors’ institution, and a ban on future submissions.