Plagiarism Policy
Authors are responsible for ensuring the originality of their manuscripts. Any work, ideas, words, or materials taken from other sources must be appropriately cited or quoted. All submitted manuscripts may be screened for plagiarism using appropriate plagiarism-detection software. If plagiarism is detected during the editorial or peer-review process, the manuscript may be rejected. If plagiarism is confirmed after publication, the article may be retracted and an appropriate notice may be issued. Depending on the seriousness of the case, JTPST may take further action, including restricting future submissions and notifying the authors' affiliated institutions, funding agencies, or the original authors whose work has been improperly used.
COPE flowcharts will be considered when handling plagiarism complaints and suspected cases of plagiarism:
