Plagiarism Policy

When drafting an article, authors should make sure that their contents are original. If the writers have used others' work and/or statements, they must properly acknowledge or credit them. iThenticate will be used to scan all articles submitted to ELSR for plagiarism (online plagiarism detection software). If plagiarism is discovered during the review/editorial process, the manuscript(s) will be rejected without delay. If plagiarism is discovered after publication, the manuscript(s) will be withdrawn from the journal, and an appropriate notification will be made. Depending on the gravity of the situation, we may also take necessary measures against the writers.

These may be: Authors are barred from future publishing. Such instances can be brought to the attention of author funding organizations, author institutions (where they work), and original writers whose work has been pirated.