Plagiarism Policy
JMET RESEARCH INTEGRITY POLICY
Originality, Plagiarism, and Similarity Screening
Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts constitute original scholarly work. Where the work, ideas, words, data, figures, or other materials of others are used, appropriate citation, quotation, acknowledgment, and permission must be provided where required.
1. Originality and Concurrent Submission
Authors must not submit or publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.
Simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is not permitted.
2. Acknowledgment of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.
Authors should cite relevant publications that have influenced the reported research and provide appropriate scholarly context for the study.
Plagiarism, inappropriate paraphrasing, unattributed copying, fabrication of sources, and improper text recycling are unacceptable.
3. Similarity Screening
Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET) may be screened using similarity-detection software, including Turnitin or other appropriate scholarly integrity tools.
Similarity screening is used as an editorial aid and does not replace professional editorial assessment.
4. Interpretation of Similarity Reports
INITIAL EDITORIAL SCREENING BENCHMARK
Below 20%
Normally expected overall similarity index
As an initial editorial screening benchmark, JMET normally expects an overall similarity index below 20%.
Important: The similarity percentage alone does not determine whether plagiarism has occurred and does not automatically determine manuscript acceptance or rejection.
Editors will evaluate the nature, source, location, extent, and attribution of overlapping material.
Properly cited quotations, references, methodological terminology, institutional names, commonly used academic expressions, and other legitimate similarities may be considered differently from unattributed or inappropriate textual overlap.
Editorial Interpretation of the Similarity Index
Similarity below 20%
A manuscript with a similarity score below 20% may still be rejected if plagiarism, inappropriate overlap, unattributed copying, or another research-integrity concern is identified.
Similarity above 20%
A manuscript exceeding the screening benchmark may be considered further where the similarity is legitimate, appropriately attributed, and academically justified.
5. Editorial Action
Where inappropriate overlap, plagiarism, duplicate publication, or substantial unattributed text reuse is identified, JMET may:
- Request clarification from the author(s);
- Request manuscript revision;
- Require correction of inappropriate overlap;
- Reject the manuscript;
- Initiate further research-integrity review where necessary;
- Take other appropriate editorial action.
All actions will be taken in accordance with the journal's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Policy.
KEY EDITORIAL PRINCIPLE
Similarity percentage is a screening indicator, not an automatic determination of plagiarism.
JMET ORIGINALITY AND RESEARCH INTEGRITY COMMITMENT
JMET is committed to protecting originality, appropriate attribution, ethical citation practices, and the integrity of the scholarly record through responsible similarity screening and professional editorial judgment.
