Plagiarism Policy

NEXCORE: Journal of Computer Science & Intelligent Systems upholds academic integrity and is fully committed to preventing all forms of plagiarism in scholarly publishing.

Plagiarism in any form is considered a serious ethical violation and will not be tolerated.

1. Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

• Copying part or all of another author's work without proper citation

• Presenting others' ideas, methods, data, or research findings as one's own

• Paraphrasing without appropriate attribution

• Duplicate publication (self-plagiarism)

• Citation manipulation

2. Plagiarism Screening

All submitted manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software, such as:

• Turnitin

• iThenticate

• Plagiarism Checker X 

Screening is conducted during:

• Initial editorial assessment

• Final revision stage (if necessary)

3. Similarity Threshold

NEXCORE applies the following similarity limits:

• Maximum 20% total similarity index

• Maximum 5% similarity from a single source

Manuscripts exceeding these limits will:

• Be returned for revision

• Or be rejected in cases of severe plagiarism

4. Handling Plagiarism Cases

If plagiarism is suspected:

• The editor will conduct an initial evaluation

• Authors will be asked for clarification

• The Editorial Board will decide according to COPE guidelines

Possible sanctions include:

• Manuscript rejection

• Article retraction

• Author blacklisting for future submissions

5. Author Responsibilities

Authors are fully responsible for the originality of their submissions and must:

• Ensure the manuscript is original

• Provide proper citations and references

• Avoid duplicate publication

6. Plagiarism Ethics Statement

NEXCORE follows the ethical guidelines of:

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

And supports honest, transparent, and responsible scholarly publishing practices.