Call for Papers for the Upcoming Issue.
Last Date of Submission :
30-11-2024
Plagiarism is the unethical act of copying someone else’s prior ideas, processes, results or words without explicit acknowledgement of the original author and source. Self-plagiarism occurs when an author utilizes large part of his/her own previously published work without using appropriate references. This can range from getting the same manuscript published in multiple journals to modifying a previously published manuscript with some new data.
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering in Current Research-IJMEC, ISSN 2456–4265 (Online) is a leading journal of Engineering Research, Engineering Science, Applied engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Management. IJMEC invites authors for the guest editorship program for improving the journal quality and also sharing the innovative ideas.
The journal is strictly against any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism is said to have occurred when large portions of a manuscript have been copied from existing previously published resources. All manuscripts submitted for publication to IJMEC are cross-checked for plagiarism using Turnitin software. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized during initial stages of review are out-rightly rejected and not considered for publication in the journal. In case a manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct preliminary investigation, may be with the help of a suitable committee constituted for the purpose. If the manuscript is found to be plagiarized beyond the acceptable limits, the journal will contact the author’s Institute / College / University and Funding Agency, if any. A determination of misconduct will lead IJMEC to run a statement bi-directionally linked online to and from the original paper, to note the plagiarism and provide a reference to the plagiarized material. The paper containing the plagiarism will also be marked on each page of the PDF. Upon determination of the extent of plagiarism, the paper may also be formally retracted.
Types of Plagiarism
The following types of plagiarism are considered by IJMEC:
Policy and Action for Plagiarism
IJMEC respects intellectual property and aims at protecting and promoting original work of its authors. Manuscripts containing plagiarized material are against the standards of quality, research and innovation. Hence, all authors submitting articles to IJMEC are expected to abide ethical standards and abstain from plagiarism, in any form. In case, an author is found to be suspected of plagiarism in a submitted or published manuscript then, IJMEC shall contact the author (s) to submit his / her (their) explanation within two weeks, which may be forwarded to the Fact Finding Committee (FFC) constituted for the purpose, for further course of action. If IJMEC does not receive any response from the author within the stipulated time period, then the Director / Dean / Head of the concerned College, Institution or Organization or the Vice Chancellor of the University to which the author is affiliated shall be contacted to take strict action against the concerned author.
IJMEC shall take serious action against published manuscripts found to contain plagiarism and shall completely remove them from IJMEC website and other third party websites where the paper is listed and indexed. The moment, any article published in IJMEC database is reported to be plagiarized, IJMEC will constitute a Fact Finding Committee (FFC) to investigate the same. Upon having established that the manuscript is plagiarized from some previously published work, IJMEC shall support the original author and manuscript irrespective of the publisher and may take any or all of the following immediate actions or follow the additional course of actions as recommended by the committee:
Call for Papers for the Upcoming Issue.
Last Date of Submission :
30-11-2024
IJMEC
Hyderabad, Telangana,
India-500059
ijmec.editor@gmail.com
ISSN: 2456-4265