Anti-plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism assumptions are: a) presenting other’s work as your own; b) using words or ideas of other authors without giving proper credit; c) not using quotation marks in a verbatim quote; d) paraphrasing a source without mentioning it; e) abusive paraphrasing, even if the source is mentioned.

The general assumptions of scientific fraud are as follows: a) data fabrication, falsification or omission, and plagiarism; b) double publication; and c) authorship conflicts.

All accepted papers are submitted to a plagiarism detection software (Antiplagius).

Authors must bear any kind of consequences arising from not complying with the obligations set out in these editorial rules.

In cases which plagiarism is identified, the Editorial Coordination will act in accordance with the following procedures: evidence of the detected plagiarism will be sent to the author(s), requesting an explanation about it. If the answer is not satisfactory, the article will not be published and, if it is possible, the media in which the original plagiarized article was published will be informed.