PLAGIARISM POLICY

Pedagogy Insights – An International Peer-Reviewed Journal of Multidisciplinary Research is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical publishing. The journal maintains a strict policy against plagiarism and ensures that all submitted manuscripts are original and properly cited.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes the use of another author’s work, ideas, data, or expressions without proper acknowledgment. It also includes self-plagiarism, duplication, data fabrication, and falsification in any form.

Policy Guidelines

• All manuscripts must be original and unpublished, and should not be under consideration elsewhere.
• Authors are required to properly cite and acknowledge all sources of information.
• The journal uses reliable plagiarism detection tools (such as Turnitin) to assess the similarity index.
• The acceptable similarity index should not exceed 15% (excluding references).

Consequences of Plagiarism

• Manuscripts found with significant plagiarism will be rejected immediately.
• If plagiarism is detected after publication, the article may be retracted.
• Authors may be blacklisted from future submissions to the journal.

Author Responsibility

Authors are solely responsible for ensuring the originality of their work and must adhere to ethical research and publication practices. Proper citation, referencing, and acknowledgment are mandatory.

Pedagogy Insights strictly enforces its plagiarism policy to ensure the publication of authentic, credible, and high-quality research, contributing to the integrity of the global academic community.