In frame of the respect to ethical principles, Turkish Journal of Veterinary Research makes preliminary evaluations of all articles and case reports for plagiarism by using the program "ithenticate". Similarity index of the articles, case reports or reviews should not exceed 25% (References section is excluded). When the similarity index detected via "ithenticate" program exceeds 25%, the articles case reports or reviews sent to our journal for publishing will not be further evaluated and returned to the author.