- Plagiarism is an unethical act that refers to copying another person’s ideas, processes, results, or words from a previous work without explicit acknowledgment of the original source or author.
- Submitted manuscripts are evaluated through a double-blind peer review process. The editorial board of the İstanbul 29 Mayıs University Journal of the Faculty of Letters takes the issue of plagiarism very seriously and adopts a meticulous approach to handling such cases.
Types of Plagiarism
- Full Plagiarism: When previously published content is copied without any modification to the text, ideas, or language, it is considered full plagiarism. Presenting a verbatim copy of another work as one’s own constitutes full plagiarism.
- Partial Plagiarism: When a manuscript contains a mixture of paraphrased material from multiple sources, comprehensively rephrased by the author, this constitutes partial plagiarism.
- Self-Plagiarism: Self-plagiarism occurs when an author reuses all or part of their previously published research. Republishing a previously published work in another journal also constitutes self-plagiarism.
Plagiarism Action Plan and Journal Measures
- The journal respects intellectual property rights and aims to protect and promote the originality of its authors’ works. Manuscripts containing plagiarized material violate the standards of quality, research integrity, and innovation. Therefore, all authors submitting manuscripts to the journal are expected to adhere to ethical standards and avoid all forms of plagiarism. If a manuscript submitted to or published in the journal is suspected of containing plagiarism, it is first reviewed by the Editorial Board. Following this preliminary review, the case is evaluated by the Editors’ Board. The journal then contacts the author(s), requesting an explanation within 15 days. If no response is received within this period, the journal will contact the author’s affiliated institution to request an official investigation of the allegation.
Sanctions for Confirmed Plagiarism
- If plagiarism is confirmed in a published article, the journal will take the following serious measures:
- The journal will immediately contact the author’s affiliated university to request formal disciplinary action.
- The PDF version of the published article will be removed from the website, the article will be excluded from the full issue file, and all associated links will be deactivated. The label “Retracted Due to Plagiarism” will be added to the title of the article.
- The author’s account will be deactivated, and all future submissions from the author will be rejected for a period of five years.
Similarity Report and Screening Process
- Authors are required to submit a similarity report for newly submitted manuscripts. Articles that pass preliminary review are screened using the Turnitin plagiarism detection software. If plagiarism or self-plagiarism is detected, the authors are notified. Articles with a high similarity rate (maximum acceptable similarity: 25%) or with more than 5% similarity from a single source may be rejected outright or returned to the author for revision to reduce similarity.