• Full Plagiarism: Submission of previously published material without alteration or proper citation.
• Partial Plagiarism: Incorporating content from multiple sources with minor modifications, inadequate paraphrasing, or insufficient attribution.
• Self-Plagiarism (Text Recycling): Republishing one’s own previously published work, in whole or in part, without disclosure or citation, including duplication of text, figures, or datasets.
• Improper Paraphrasing: Restating another author’s ideas too closely to the original wording, even if cited, without sufficient rephrasing.

Similarity Screening and Thresholds

All manuscripts are screened using industry-standard plagiarism detection tools (e.g., iThenticate) before being sent for peer review. The following thresholds are applied:

• Maximum overall similarity rate: 20% (excluding references, quotations, and common terms).
• Maximum similarity from a single source: 3%.

Manuscripts exceeding these limits will be returned to the authors for revision or rejected. Authors are strongly encouraged to check similarity levels before submission.

Editorial Actions in Cases of Plagiarism
If plagiarism or self-plagiarism is detected in a submitted or published work:

1. Preliminary Assessment – The Publication Board conducts an initial review.
2. Formal Evaluation – The Editorial Board assesses the evidence and requests a written explanation from the author(s) within 15 days.
3. Institutional Notification – If no response is received or the explanation is unsatisfactory, the matter is referred to the author’s affiliated institution for investigation.
4. Corrective Measures for Published Articles:

• Retraction of the article from the journal’s website and archives.
• Removal from indexing databases (subject to database policies).
• Addition of a clear label "Retracted – Plagiarism" to the article record.
• Suspension of the author’s submission rights for two years.

Author Responsibility
Authors bear full responsibility for the originality of their work. By submitting to JSCAI, authors confirm that:

• The manuscript is their original work.
• All sources are properly cited.
• No portion of the work has been previously published or is under review elsewhere.

Reporting Suspected Plagiarism
Readers, reviewers, or editors who suspect plagiarism in a published or submitted article are encouraged to notify the editorial office at scai.journal@gmail.com. All allegations will be investigated following COPE’s Ethical Guidelines for Journal Editors and the journal’s established procedures.