Plagiarism and Similarity Policy

1. Originality Requirement

Authors must submit original work that has not been published previously and is not under consideration by another journal, conference, or publisher, unless clearly disclosed and permitted by the editorial office.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all sources, data, figures, tables, concepts, and previously published materials are properly cited and acknowledged.

2. Similarity Screening

AEEESJ may screen submitted manuscripts using similarity-checking tools or manual editorial assessment. Similarity reports are used as an editorial aid and are interpreted carefully by considering references, quotations, standard technical phrases, methods, and legitimate overlap.

3. Unacceptable Practices

• Copying text, figures, tables, or ideas without proper citation.
• Submitting work published elsewhere without disclosure.
• Excessive text recycling from the authors’ previous work without citation.
• Paraphrasing published work too closely without acknowledgement.
• Using third-party images, datasets, or tables without permission when permission is required.
• Manipulating references or citations to hide overlap.

4. Editorial Actions

If plagiarism, duplicate publication, or excessive unattributed overlap is suspected, the editorial office may request clarification, require revision, reject the manuscript, contact authors’ institutions, or take post-publication action when needed.

Published articles found to contain serious ethical problems may be corrected, retracted, or subject to an expression of concern according to the journal’s corrections and retractions policy.

5. Author Responsibility

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have reviewed the manuscript, approved the submitted version, and agreed that the manuscript complies with originality and ethical requirements.