Plagiarism Policy

The editor generates the similarity report after the article is uploaded to the journal using Turnitin or similar similarity detection programs. Articles submitted to the journal are first scanned as full text. Subsequently, the "Exclude Bibliography" option is applied, and as an additional step, the "Exclude Quoted Material" option may also be used during the scan.

The submission is not considered for preliminary evaluation if the scan reveals a similarity rate exceeding 25% in the entire text. For studies with a similarity rate below 25%, it is carefully checked whether each quoted sentence is properly cited. In cases of citation, unless the quoted source is an archival document or a highly valuable chronicle-like work, authors are generally advised to avoid excessive use of quotations where not necessary. During editorial review, these points are closely examined, and reviewers are also asked to provide their opinions on potential instances of plagiarism. Despite all these reviews, the authors bear full responsibility for any ethical violations.