Plagiarism Check
Screening for Plagiarism
Journal of Wound Research and Technology editorial board recognises that plagiarism is not acceptable and therefore establishes the following policy stating specific actions and penalties upon identification of plagiarism or excessive similarity in articles submitted for publication. Journal of Wound Research and Technology uses Turnitin originality checking software to detect similarities in submitted manuscripts and in final versions of articles ready for publication. A maximum similarity index of 15% is permitted for submitted papers. If the similarity index exceeds 15%, the manuscript will be returned to the author for correction and resubmission.
Minor
A short section of another article is plagiarised without any significant data or idea taken from the other paper.
Action: A warning is given to the authors and a request is made to revise the text and properly cite the original source.
Intermediate
A significant portion of a paper is plagiarised without proper citation to the original paper.
Action: The submitted article is rejected and the authors are forbidden from submitting further articles for one year.
Severe
A significant portion of a paper is plagiarised involving the reproduction of original results or ideas presented in another publication.
Action: The paper is rejected and the authors are forbidden from submitting further articles for five years.
It is understood that all authors are responsible for the content of their submitted paper, as all authors are expected to have read and understood the Copyright Notice. If a penalty is imposed for plagiarism, all authors will be subject to the same penalty.