Commitment to Originality & Academic Integrity
Plagiarism is an unethical and unacceptable practice in scientific communication. It encompasses the unauthorized appropriation, copying, or paraphrase of another author's ideas, text, figures, equations, or research findings without explicit, comprehensive attribution. Plagiarism compromises the integrity of the scientific literature, distorts academic credit, and misleads readers.
Similarity Threshold Requirement: All manuscripts submitted to journals under RAME Publishers must exhibit a cumulative similarity index of 20% or less (excluding the bibliography and standard method descriptions). Single-source matches must not exceed 5%.
Automated Screening & Crossref DOI Assignment
To safeguard academic standards, RAME Publishers implements a strict verification workflow:
- Automated Detection Tools: Every submitted paper is automatically screened through recognized plagiarism detection software, including iThenticate and Plagiarism X, prior to initiating external peer review.
- Crossref Similarity Check: Accepted articles are registered with unique Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) through Crossref, enabling permanent tracking and continuous similarity monitoring within the global scientific database.
- Copyrighted Assets: Reproduction of previously published diagrams, flowcharts, photographs, or extensive datasets requires formal written permission from the copyright holder and explicit attribution in the caption.
Author Affirmations & Best Practices
By submitting a manuscript, contributing authors confirm and guarantee that:
- No Verbatim Copying: Content is drafted in the authors' own words. Verbatim text from reference literature is prohibited unless enclosed in quotation marks and cited directly.
- Comprehensive In-Text Citation: Every idea, method, finding, and data point derived from external literature is credited with complete in-text citations and corresponding entries in the references list.
- Citation Management Systems: Authors maintain verifiable bibliographic records using standard reference management tools such as EndNote, Mendeley, or Zotero.
- Strict Avoidance of Self-Plagiarism: Re-using substantial text, figures, or data sets from the authors' own previously published works without clear quotation and explicit cross-referencing is unacceptable.
- Full Legal Accountability: Authors bear sole legal and professional responsibility for all opinions, claims, and permissions related to reproduced material.
Manuscripts containing unacknowledged textual borrowing, fabricated data, or excessive similarity will be summarily rejected. If detected post-publication, the article will be formally retracted in accordance with COPE Retraction Guidelines.