MEĐUNARODNI PROBLEMI

Plagiarism

Plagiarism – that is, when someone assumes another’s ideas, words, or other creative expressions as one’s own without referring to the original author and source – is a clear case of scientific misconduct and a breach of publishing ethics. Plagiarism may also involve a violation of copyright law, punishable by legal action.

All manuscripts submitted to “Medjunarodni problemi” (International Problems) are subject to independent anti-plagiarism screening using specialized detection software: iThenticate 2.0.

Should the Еditorial Тeam determine that a submitted manuscript contains plagiarized material, the manuscript will be rejected and appropriate sanctions will be imposed. In such cases, the authors will be prohibited from submitting or publishing manuscripts in the Journal for at least two consecutive volumes. This policy applies to all forms of plagiarism, including, but not limited to, direct copying without proper attribution, paraphrasing without appropriate citation, self-plagiarism, as well as the fabrication or falsification of data. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Word-for-word, or almost word-for-word copying, or purposely paraphrasing portions of another author’s work without clearly indicating the source or marking the copied fragment (for example, using quotation marks).

• Assuming other people’s ideas without stating the authorship and the sources in which those ideas are originally presented.

• Copying figures or tables from someone else’s paper without properly citing the source and/or without permission from the original author or the copyright holder.

• Self-plagiarism.

• Fabrication or falsification of data.

The procedure in cases where there are clear indications that a submitted manuscript or published article fall under the definition of plagiarism is described in the sections Dealing with unethical behaviour and Retraction policy.

By submitting a manuscript to “Medjunarodni problemi/International Problems”, authors acknowledge and agree that their submission may be software-screened, while appropriate measures may be taken in cases where plagiarism is detected.