Plagiarism Policy

J-KUMBIS is committed to publishing only original work. Plagiarism, in any form, is unacceptable and is handled in accordance with the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Similarity check

• Every submitted manuscript is checked with similarity-detection software before it is sent for peer review, and again before publication.
• The overall similarity index must not exceed 25%, excluding the bibliography. The similarity with any single source should be minimal and properly cited.
• Quotations of statutes, regulations and court decisions are permitted when they are clearly marked and cited, but must not replace the author's own analysis.

Forms of plagiarism

• Copying text, ideas, data or arguments from another work without proper acknowledgement.
• Paraphrasing another work so closely that the original wording or structure remains, without citation.
• Self-plagiarism or duplicate publication: reusing substantial parts of the author's own published work without disclosure and citation.
• Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time.

Actions

• Manuscripts exceeding the similarity limit are returned to the authors for revision or rejected.
• Where plagiarism is found during review, the manuscript is rejected and the authors are informed.
• Where plagiarism is found after publication, the article may be corrected or retracted, and the authors' institution may be informed.