The Open Access Journal of Engineering and Applications (OAJEA) maintains a strict policy against plagiarism to ensure the integrity and originality of the scholarly work we publish.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

• Copying text, ideas, images, or data from another source without proper citation.
• Paraphrasing substantial portions of another’s work without acknowledgment.
• Submitting the same work to multiple journals (self-plagiarism or duplicate submission).

Plagiarism Screening

All submitted manuscripts are checked for plagiarism using Similarity Check (iThenticate) or equivalent plagiarism detection tools.

Author Responsibility

• Authors must ensure that their manuscripts are original, properly cited, and free from plagiarism.
• Proper attribution must be given for all borrowed material, including figures, tables, and text.

Editorial Action on Plagiarism

• If plagiarism is detected before publication, the manuscript will be rejected.
• If plagiarism is detected after publication, the article may be retracted, and a notice will be published on the journal’s website.
• Authors found guilty of plagiarism may be blacklisted from future submissions.

Appeals

Authors have the right to appeal editorial decisions. Appeals must be submitted in writing with detailed justification.