Rscope Journals uphold the principle that plagiarism is both illegal and unethical.

Plagiarism is defined as the use of another author's work without proper permission or credit. This can manifest as copying, paraphrasing, or reproducing the same work in various forms. Directly reproducing someone else's work without acknowledgment is a clear case of plagiarism, easily detectable by comparing the submitted manuscript with previously published material. Plagiarism can also occur through paraphrasing, which is more challenging to identify.

To maintain the integrity of the scientific community, Rscope is dedicated to ensuring the reliability of scholarly manuscripts in all aspects of research and publishing ethics. We assess both the quantity and quality of copied content to determine its relevance to the original source.

Rscope's Quality Control Department is responsible for detecting and evaluating plagiarism, utilizing iThenticate software to screen all submitted manuscripts. If plagiarism is detected at any stage—whether before or after acceptance, during editing, or proofing—authors are notified to revise their work and properly cite the original source.

Plagiarism typically occurs in the following ways:

Authors copy someone else's work and claim it as their own.

Authors engage in self-plagiarism by reusing their previously published content without citation.

Authors engage in self-plagiarism by reusing their previously published content without citation.

Quotes

Bibliographies

Phrases

Mathematical formulas

Names of institutions, departments, etc.

Guidelines for authors regarding plagiarism:

Any stage of the manuscript process, authors will be alerted to rewrite the content or cite the original sources. If 20%-25% of the paper is found to be plagiarized, the article will be rejected, and the author will be notified. In such cases, the manuscript will not receive a trackingIf plagiarism is detected by the Quality Control Team, Editorial Board Members, or Reviewers at ID and will be returned for revision and resubmission.

Authors can support the publication of quality articles by reporting cases of plagiarism. If you discover plagiarism in any journal, please inform the editorial offices of the involved journals, providing relevant details such as journal names, manuscript titles, author names, volume numbers, issue numbers, publication years, and any other pertinent information. The editorial offices will handle these cases according to their policies.

If plagiarism is detected after publication, Rscope will conduct an initial investigation. The authors will be contacted, and the plagiarized paper will be marked accordingly. Depending on the extent of the plagiarism, the paper may also be formally retracted.

If a publication originally published in another language is submitted, the authors must identify the original title, date, and journal, and obtain the necessary copyright permissions. The editor may accept such translations to reach a broader audience. Authors must cite any reused material, or otherwise completely rephrase the content in their own words.

Self-plagiarism involves the verbatim reuse of significant portions of one’s own work without citation. This does not apply to publications that clearly reference the author’s previous work.

Plagiarism is a serious violation of research ethics and devalues genuine scholarly work. Rscope urges all scholars to commit to developing plagiarism-free manuscripts with fairness and responsibility.