Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism Policy

The Poornaprajna International Journal of Teaching and Research Case Studies (PIJTRCS) is committed to publishing only original material, i.e. material that has neither been published elsewhere nor is under review elsewhere.

The PIJTRCS uses software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Manuscripts in which plagiarism or textual borrowings are found without reference to the original source will be rejected by the Editorial Board for publication in the journal.

Plagiarism Before Publication

The PIJIRCS will judge any case of plagiarism on its own merits. If plagiarism is detected, either by the editors, peer reviewers, or editorial staff at any stage before publication of a manuscript before or after acceptance, when editing or at the page proof stage, we will alert the author(s) asking to either rewrite the text or quote the text exactly and to cite the source. If the plagiarism is extensive (i.e. at least 15% of the original submission is plagiarized), the article may be rejected, with notifying the author's institution/employer.

Policy of Checking for Plagiarism

The manuscripts in which plagiarism is detected are handled based on the extent of plagiarism present in the manuscript:

- 15% or less plagiarism results in an instant return of the paper to to the authors for content revision;
- 16% or more plagiarism results in rejection of the manuscript without editorial review.
The authors are advised to revise the plagiarized parts of the manuscript and resubmit it as an edited manuscript.

The percentage of plagiarism is calculated by software and also assessed manually.

Plagiarism After Publication

If plagiarism is detected after publication, the journal will conduct an investigation. If plagiarism is confirmed, the journal editorial office will contact the author or his institute/funding agency. The paper containing the plagiarism will be marked on each page of the PDF. Depending on the extent of the plagiarism, the paper may also be formally retracted.

Recommendations for Avoiding Plagiarism

  • Use quotation marks around words taken verbatim from a source.
  • Change no part of quotation within the context of the sentence.
  • Use single marks for a quotation within a quotation.
  • Use ellipses (a space and three periods) for a part of the quotation omitted.
  • Use brackets around added words.
  • Limit the use of direct quotes.

Attempt to paraphrase sentences or convey the information from various sources using own words.

Authors are responsible for obtaining copyright permission for reproducing illustrations, tables, and figures taken from other authors and/or sources. Permission must be placed at the foot of each illustration, figure or table.

Self-Plagiarism

There are cases when authors write a number of chapters for several different own books and only slightly change them. Each manuscript is copyrighted when published. Because the author no longer owns the rights to these words, he should not plagiarize them. Most editors and reviewers would argue that self-plagiarism is unethical. Thus, the author cannot copy his own material for a new manuscript without permission of the copyright holder. Alternatives include using quotes around short phrases of own work and citing appropriate references.