TIMEWELL PRESS LIMITED takes plagiarism and publication misconduct seriously.
All submitted manuscripts may be checked for similarity using plagiarism detection tools or editorial screening methods. Manuscripts with excessive similarity, unattributed copied text, duplicate publication, inappropriate paraphrasing, or suspected academic misconduct may be rejected before or during peer review.
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:
- copying text, data, figures, or ideas from another source without proper citation;
- using another author’s work as one’s own;
- excessive reuse of the author’s own previously published work without disclosure or citation;
- duplicate or redundant publication;
- inappropriate paraphrasing;
- image, table, or data manipulation;
- submission of the same manuscript to multiple journals at the same time.
If plagiarism or misconduct is identified after publication, the journal may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, depending on the seriousness of the case.
Authors are responsible for ensuring the originality and integrity of their work before submission.