Plagiarism and Similarity Screening Policy

DESKOMVIS screens submitted manuscripts for textual similarity and other indicators of inappropriate reuse as part of its editorial quality-control and research-integrity process.

Similarity Screening

As an initial editorial screening standard, the overall similarity index is normally expected to be below 20%. A manuscript exceeding this level may be returned for clarification, revision, or further editorial assessment.

Similarity Is Not Identical to Plagiarism

A similarity percentage is an indicator and does not by itself establish plagiarism. Editorial evaluation considers the sources, distribution, and context of matching text, including quotation and citation practices, standard terminology, methodological descriptions, and the concentration of overlap with particular sources.

Problematic Reuse May Include

• unattributed copying or close paraphrase;
• substantial or misleading reuse of the authors' own previously published text without appropriate citation or disclosure;
• duplicate or redundant publication;
• translation plagiarism;
• inappropriate reuse of images, figures, tables, or data without attribution or permission where required; and
• citation practices intended to conceal source dependence.

Editorial Action

Where problematic overlap is identified, the journal may request revision, clarification, documentation, or source attribution; decline the manuscript; or initiate a publication-ethics investigation. For published articles, corrective action may include correction, expression of concern, or retraction depending on the seriousness of the issue.