Plagiarism Includes But is Not Limited to:

  • Refer and/or quoting terms, words and/or sentences, data and/or information from a source without citing sources in the record citation and/or without stating the source adequately;
  • Refer and/or quoting random terms, words and/or sentences, data and/or information from a source without citing a source in the record citation and/or without stating the source adequately;
  • Using a source of ideas, opinions, views, or theory without stating the source adequately;
  • Formulate the words and/or sentences themselves from the source of words and/or phrases, ideas, opinions, views, or theory without stating the source adequately;
  • Submit scientific papers produced and/or published by others as a source of scientific work without expressing them adequately.

Prevention

Middle Eastern Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences will ensure that every published article will not exceed a 20% similarity score. Plagiarism screening will be conducted by the Middle Eastern Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences using Turnitin and Plagiarism Checker X. The author accepts that a submitted manuscript is screened for plagiarism against previously published works. Manuscripts that are found to have been highly plagiarized will incur plagiarism sanctions: the immediate rejection of the submitted manuscript or published article, prohibition of any new submissions.

Sanctions

  • Reprimand;
  • Letter of warning;
  • Revocation of the article;
  • Cancellation of publication.