Plagiarism policy

The journal Reporter of the Priazovskyi State Technical University. Section: Technical Sciences considers for publication only original scientific papers that have not been previously published and are not under review by other journals.

To ensure compliance with the principles of academic integrity, all submitted manuscripts are screened for text similarity using Turnitin and Plag. Manuscripts containing plagiarism or improper textual borrowing without appropriate references to the original sources are rejected by the Editorial Board and are not accepted for publication.

Plagiarism Detection Prior to Publication

The Editorial Board examines each suspected case of plagiarism individually. If plagiarism or unreferenced textual overlap is identified by editors or reviewers at any stage before publication, the author(s) will be notified and requested to revise the manuscript or provide proper citations.

If the similarity level reaches 25% or more, the manuscript may be rejected, and the author’s affiliated institution or employer may be informed of the violation.

Plagiarism Screening Procedure

Manuscripts are handled according to the extent of detected similarity:

  • if the similarity level is below 25%, the manuscript is returned to the authors for revision;

  • if the similarity level is 25% or higher, the manuscript is rejected without editorial peer review.

Authors are encouraged to carefully revise the manuscript, eliminate improper borrowings, and submit a substantially revised version as a new submission.

The percentage of similarity is determined by plagiarism detection software and additionally assessed by the Editorial Board.

Plagiarism Detected After Publication

If plagiarism is identified after an article has been published, the Editorial Board conducts a thorough investigation. When plagiarism is confirmed, the editors contact the author(s), and the pages containing plagiarized content are clearly marked in the PDF version of the article. Depending on the severity of the violation, the article may also be retracted and removed from the journal’s records.

Recommendations for Avoiding Plagiarism

Authors are advised to:

  • use quotation marks for verbatim text taken from sources;

  • preserve the original meaning of quoted material;

  • clearly distinguish quotations within quotations;

  • use ellipses to indicate omitted parts of quoted text;

  • place any added words or clarifications in brackets;

  • limit the use of direct quotations.

Authors should prioritize paraphrasing and synthesizing information from multiple sources using their own wording.

Authors are fully responsible for obtaining copyright permission to reproduce illustrations, tables, figures, or other materials taken from previously published works. Permission statements must be clearly indicated beneath each reproduced item.

Self-Plagiarism

Reusing substantial parts of one’s own previously published work without proper permission is considered a violation of publication ethics. Once a manuscript is published, copyright is typically transferred to the publisher, and authors no longer hold exclusive rights to reuse the content.

Most editors and reviewers regard self-plagiarism as unethical. Authors may quote only short excerpts from their own earlier publications, provided that appropriate references to the original sources are clearly indicated.