Plagiarism and Similarity Checking

Every manuscript is checked with similarity-detection software before peer review [TO CONFIRM]. The editors read the similarity report; a percentage alone does not decide the outcome.

• Manuscripts with substantial unattributed overlap with other work are rejected.
• Authors may be asked to rewrite or properly cite passages with minor overlap.
• Re-using one’s own published text without citation (self-plagiarism) is treated in the same way.
• Plagiarism discovered after publication is handled under the Corrections, Retractions and Expressions of Concern policy.

The similarity report is kept private to the editors.