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Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism Policy

Frontiers in Emerging Computer Science and Information Technology (FECSIT)

eISSN: 2978-3712

1. Introduction & Overview

Frontiers in Emerging Computer Science and Information Technology (FECSIT) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, originality, and ethical scholarly publishing. The journal expects all submitted manuscripts to represent the authors' own original work and to appropriately acknowledge the intellectual contributions of others through accurate citation, referencing, and code attribution.

The journal follows internationally recognized principles of publication ethics and research integrity, including the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and Scopus selection criteria. Plagiarism, in any form, is considered a severe violation of scholarly ethics and will result in immediate editorial action before or after publication.

2. Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s ideas, words, code, data, figures, tables, images, or intellectual work as one’s own without appropriate acknowledgment, permission, or citation. FECSIT considers both intentional and unintentional plagiarism to be completely unacceptable.

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

  • Direct Copying: Copying text, algorithmic pseudocode, or software code verbatim from published or unpublished sources without proper attribution or quotation marks.

  • Substantial Paraphrasing: Paraphrasing another author's concepts, system architectures, theoretical frameworks, or empirical methodologies without clear, appropriate citation.

  • Data & Visual Plagiarism: Utilizing figures, diagrams, architectural flowcharts, tables, benchmark datasets, or analytical models without authorization or explicit source attribution.

  • Code & Algorithm Plagiarism: Reusing proprietary software code, algorithmic logic, or technical scripts without proper licensing, attribution, or permission.

  • Translation Plagiarism: Translating published technical content from another language and presenting it as original research without proper citation.

  • Uncredited Text Recycling: Reusing substantial portions of previously published text, system design, or experimental setups without full disclosure.

3. Originality Requirement

By submitting a manuscript to FECSIT, authors confirm that their submission complies with the journal's strict originality requirements and ethical standards:

  • The manuscript represents original, unpublished scholarly work in the fields of computer science, artificial intelligence, software engineering, cybersecurity, data systems, and emerging information technologies.

  • The manuscript has not been published previously in whole or in part (except as an academic thesis, dissertation, conference abstract, technical repository report, or preliminary preprint, which must be formally declared upon submission).

  • The manuscript is not under simultaneous evaluation or consideration by any other journal, book chapter, or conference proceedings.

  • All external data sources, open-source libraries, baseline algorithms, secondary research, and theoretical models have been accurately cited in standard technical citation format.

  • Written copyright permissions have been obtained for any third-party materials, software tools, tables, or figures.

  • All listed authors have reviewed, contributed to, and approved the final submitted version.

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4. Similarity Screening

All submitted manuscripts undergo mandatory automated similarity screening using advanced plagiarism detection software (e.g., Turnitin / iThenticate) during initial technical review.

  • Threshold Guidelines: FECSIT adheres to an overall similarity index threshold of less than 15%, with no single source exceeding 3–5%, excluding references, standard technical formulas, pseudocode structures, and direct method descriptions.

  • Contextual Editorial Evaluation: Editorial decisions are based on the nature, context, source, and severity of any detected similarity rather than relying strictly on a single numerical score.

  • Legitimate Similarities: Common citations, standard technical methodology descriptions, open-source license headers, and properly quoted text are evaluated contextually by the handling editor.

5. Editorial Assessment of Suspected Plagiarism

If potential plagiarism, code duplication, or originality issues are identified during initial screening, peer review, or production, the Editorial Office will conduct an investigation in accordance with COPE flowcharts.

Depending on the severity of the issue, the Editorial Office may:

  • Request formal clarification or a point-by-point explanation from the corresponding author.

  • Request technical revisions, code attribution, and proper referencing of affected sections.

  • Request raw experimental datasets, source code, execution logs, or primary benchmark files for verification.

  • Reject the manuscript outright prior to peer review if substantial plagiarism or uncredited text recycling is detected.

  • Issue a formal warning or notify the authors' affiliated institutions/funding bodies in cases of severe academic misconduct.

6. Plagiarism Detected After Publication

If plagiarism, data fabrication, or major originality violations are identified after an article has been published, FECSIT will conduct an objective and confidential investigation following COPE protocols.

Depending on the investigation outcome, the journal may:

  • Publish a Correction / Corrigendum if minor attribution or code citation errors occurred without unethical intent.

  • Issue an Editorial Expression of Concern while a formal institutional investigation is ongoing.

  • Formally Retract the published article in cases of confirmed serious plagiarism, duplicate submission, software piracy, or uncredited text recycling.

  • Formally notify the authors' affiliated institution(s), research councils, or academic bodies.

7. Self-Plagiarism & Redundant Publication

Authors must avoid excessive reuse of their own previously published work, data, or source code without explicit disclosure, citation, or editorial authorization.

Unacceptable practices include:

  • Duplicate Submission: Submitting substantially identical manuscripts to multiple journals or conference platforms concurrently.

  • Redundant / Duplicate Publication: Publishing identical research findings, system implementations, or datasets across multiple outlets without transparency.

  • Text & Code Recycling: Reusing large passages of verbatim text, software routines, or experimental workflows from the authors' previous publications without attribution.

  • Salami Slicing: Fragmenting a single comprehensive computer science study or system build into multiple overlapping, minimal publishable units without scientific justification.

8. AI-Assisted Writing & Originality

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) for language polishing, grammar improvement, software code optimization, or translation assistance is permitted, provided it does not compromise research integrity.

  • Authorship Restrictions: AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors under any circumstances.

  • Author Responsibility: Authors remain 100% accountable for the originality, technical/factual accuracy, algorithmic correctness, and integrity of all content produced or refined using AI tools.

  • AI-Generated Plagiarism: Content or code produced by AI that replicates existing literature or source repositories without proper citation, or produces hallucinated/fabricated references, will be treated as plagiarism and ethical misconduct.

9. Image, Data, and Code Integrity

Authors must ensure that all figures, architecture diagrams, benchmark tables, system plots, execution logs, and empirical datasets accurately reflect the study's original findings.

Inappropriate manipulation of quantitative data, selective benchmark reporting, algorithm falsification, artificial result generation, or misleading visual data representations constitute grave scientific misconduct and will lead to immediate manuscript rejection or formal post-publication retraction.

10. Article Processing Charge (APC) & Editorial Separation

FECSIT maintains a strict separation between editorial evaluations and financial management:

  • No Submission Charges: Submitted manuscripts are screened for similarity, technical setup, and scope alignment completely free of charge.

  • APC Application: An Article Processing Charge (APC) applies only after formal double-blind peer review and final editorial acceptance to cover publishing infrastructure, typesetting, and permanent DOI indexing.

  • Editorial Independence: The detection of plagiarism, evaluation of similarity reports, and editorial decision-making are entirely independent of APC status or payment capabilities.

11. Authors' Responsibilities

  • Ensure absolute originality, authenticity, and technical rigor in the manuscript and software code.

  • Accurately credit all secondary data, open-source repositories, baseline models, prior literature, and computational frameworks.

  • Secure written permission for any copyrighted third-party tables, diagrams, dataset tools, or proprietary software frameworks.

  • Cooperate fully with editorial inquiries regarding dataset validation, raw execution log checks, or similarity reports.

  • Immediately notify the Editorial Office if a significant error, code bug, or oversight is discovered post-submission or post-publication.

12. Commitment to Research Integrity

FECSIT is dedicated to fostering academic honesty, open transparency, and scholarly trust. The journal treats all allegations of plagiarism, code duplication, text recycling, and research misconduct with the utmost seriousness, conducting evidence-based, impartial, and confidential investigations to safeguard the permanent scientific record.

13. Contact Information

For questions regarding this Plagiarism Policy, similarity screening reports, or research integrity standards, please contact the Editorial Office: