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.
Authors may use artificial intelligence tools to support language editing, formatting, literature organisation, or technical assistance, where appropriate. However, AI tools must not be listed as authors.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of their manuscripts.
Where AI tools are used in a substantial way, authors should disclose this use in the manuscript, such as in the acknowledgements, methods section, or a separate disclosure statement.
AI-generated content must be checked carefully by authors to avoid plagiarism, fabrication, inaccurate citations, biased claims, or unethical data use.