Plagiarism Policy

Perspectives in Education, Development & Social Sciences (PEDS) maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism and academic misconduct. To safeguard the integrity of scholarly communication, the journal employs reliable plagiarism detection tools (such as Turnitin or iThenticate) to screen all submitted manuscripts before initiating the peer review process.

Screening Process

  • Every manuscript is subjected to plagiarism detection at the initial submission stage.

  • If plagiarism is detected, the editorial team carefully examines the report to distinguish between legitimate overlaps (e.g., references, technical terms, methodology descriptions) and unethical duplication.

  • Authors may be asked to provide clarification or revise their manuscript if minor overlap is detected.

Acceptable Similarity Threshold

  • A manuscript with similarity above 15% (excluding references, bibliography, and quoted material) will not be considered for review until adequately revised.

  • Submissions with excessive plagiarism, verbatim copying, or lack of proper citation will face outright rejection.

Unethical Practices

The following are considered serious ethical violations and may result in rejection, retraction, or blacklisting of authors:

  • Duplicate publication (submitting the same work to more than one journal).

  • Self-plagiarism (republishing substantial parts of one’s previously published work without citation).

  • Fabrication or falsification of data.

  • Unethical citation practices, including citation manipulation for boosting impact.

Consequences

  • Authors found guilty of plagiarism or research misconduct will be notified formally of the violation.

  • Manuscripts may be rejected at any stage, even after acceptance, if plagiarism is confirmed.

  • In severe cases, authors may be blacklisted from future submissions to PEDS and their institutions may be notified.