Plagiarism Policy
Close adaptation of the thoughts and expressions of other authors, copying in the expression of ideas, structural similarities in the text or attributing the ideas and results of others without proper reference, or introducing it as a genuine scientific research, is considered "plagiarism" and the policy of this journal is "The fight against plagiarism". For this purpose, similarity is done through the iThenticate for English Abstracts and Hamyab & samimnoor system for Persian texts.
“Plagiarism” Simply Means:
To use someone else work without crediting them, or to present the existing idea of someone else as new and original.
All the following are considered plagiarism:
Similarity Check by iThenticate & Samim Noor system
The policy of the Urban Ecological Research journal is "fighting academic plagiarism". For this purpose, matching is done through the iThenticate and Samim Noor system.
Policy and Action for Plagiarism
The Journals perform similarity check on each manuscript before the peer-review process and the following steps are taken based on the similarity content:
In cases if plagiarism is detected at a later stage, all the actions pertaining to the offense of plagiarism will be taken. The COPE guideline and flowchart on Plagiarism in a submitted manuscript will be considered for action. If the extent of plagiarism detected after publication, the guideline and flowchart on Plagiarism in a published article will be followed and observed.
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