The Journal of Civilization Studies has begun to evaluate manuscripts in terms of plagiarism starting with December 2018. The journal is strictly against any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. Before submitting manuscripts to the journal, it is suggested to check the similarity ratio with plagiarism software programs (iThenticate or Turnitin). The author(s) should submit the document showing the plagiarism ratio together with the manuscript. In this respect, the manuscript submitted to our journal are subject to preliminary evaluation; manuscripts with a similarity ratio below %15, will be considered acceptable by our Editorial Board. Manuscript with more than the specified ratio are returned to the author(s). All manuscripts submitted for publication to the journal are cross-checked for plagiarism using Turnitin or iThenticate softwares. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized during initial stages of review are out-rightly rejected and not considered for publication in the journal. In case a manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct preliminary investigation, may be with the help of a suitable committee constituted for the purpose. If the manuscript is found to be plagiarized beyond the acceptable limits, the journal will contact the author’s Institute / College / University and Funding Agency, if any.