The Journal of Strategic Economic Research publishes only original works that have not been previously published and have not been submitted for publication to other journals. Plagiarism in scholarly articles violates ethical standards and may result in rejection of the manuscript from the peer-review process.

Manuscripts in which plagiarism or textual borrowings without reference to the source are detected are rejected by the Editorial Board before publication in the journal.

Plagiarism Before Publication

The Editorial Board examines each case of plagiarism on its merits. If editors or reviewers detect plagiarism or unattributed textual borrowings at any stage before publication of the manuscript, the author(s) are informed of the need to revise the text or provide proper reference to the source. If the extent of plagiarism is at least 25%, the article may be rejected, and the author’s institution/employer may be informed.

Plagiarism Screening Policy

Manuscripts in which plagiarism is detected are handled according to the extent of plagiarism identified in the manuscript: if the plagiarism is less than 25%, the manuscript is immediately returned to the authors for revision of the content; if the plagiarism exceeds 25%, the manuscript is rejected without editorial review. Authors are encouraged to revise the textual borrowings and plagiarism issues in the manuscript and to resubmit it as a new manuscript.

The percentage of plagiarism is determined by software and is also assessed by the Editorial Board.

Plagiarism After Publication

If plagiarism is identified after publication, the Editorial Board conducts an investigation. If plagiarism is confirmed, the editorial office will contact the author. The pages containing plagiarism will be marked in the PDF file. Depending on the extent of the plagiarism, the document may also be retracted (removed).

Plagiarism Prevention Recommendations

• use quotation marks for words taken verbatim from a source;
• do not alter parts of a quotation within the context of a sentence;
• use separate quotation marks for a quote within a quote;
• use ellipses (a space and three dots) to indicate an omitted part of a quotation;
• use square brackets for your own inserted words;
• limit the use of direct quotations;
• whenever possible, paraphrase or summarize information obtained from different sources using your own words.

Authors are responsible for obtaining copyright permission to reproduce illustrations, tables, and figures taken from other authors and/or sources. Such permission must be indicated below each relevant item.

Self-Plagiarism

Some authors may write several chapters for different books that differ only slightly. Each manuscript is protected by copyright after publication. Since the author no longer holds the rights to those chapters, they should not be reused. Most editors and reviewers consider self-plagiarism unethical. Therefore, an author may not copy their own previously published material into a new manuscript without the permission of the copyright holder. An exception may apply when short phrases from the author’s own work are cited with appropriate references.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

The undisclosed use of generative AI systems to create text, images, or data is considered a serious violation and may serve as grounds for rejection of the manuscript.

Plagiarism screening of materials submitted to the editorial office is carried out using the specialized software StrikePlagiarism.