Publication Ethics

PUBLICATION ETHICS
Following the COPE (Code of Conduct of Publication Editors, Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors: https://publicationethics.org/), MJSSDS adheres to the highest ethical standard of publication.

PLAGIARISM

Papers must be unpublished and not in the process of being published elsewhere. Any information obtained verbatim from another source must be distinguished from the present original content by (1) indentation, (2) quote marks, and (3) source identification. Any document that exceeds fair use standards (defined as more than two or three sentences or the equivalent) or any graphic material reproduced from another source requires permission from the copyright holder and, if possible, the original author(s), as well as identification of the source; for example, previous publication. When plagiarism is discovered, the editor-in-chief of this paper's review will agree on measures based on the degree of plagiarism found in the article.

MJSSDS reviews all contributions using proper plagiarism detection software. It permits a similarity rating of no more than 30%. Depending on the rating and the pre-screening, the submitted manuscript will be rejected or authors will be given the option to resubmit. Readers, reviewers, and editors are to submit any allegations of plagiarism.