PLAGIARISM POLICY

Upholding Excellence in Academic Integrity

SWARNRUDRA: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Academic Research is dedicated to preserving the highest standards of academic integrity, ethical scholarship, and responsible research publication. The journal follows a strict anti-plagiarism policy to ensure that every published work reflects originality, authenticity, and scholarly credibility.

Original and Unpublished Research Contributions

The journal accepts only original, unpublished, and ethically conducted research work. Manuscripts submitted for publication must not be simultaneously submitted, accepted, or published in any other journal, conference proceedings, or academic platform.

Understanding Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct

Plagiarism refers to the unauthorized use, reproduction, or presentation of another individual’s ideas, language, research findings, data, images, or intellectual work without proper acknowledgment. Academic misconduct also includes self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, falsification, manipulation of research results, and unethical citation practices.

Mandatory Plagiarism Screening

To maintain publication quality and research authenticity, all submitted manuscripts are carefully examined through professional plagiarism detection software before proceeding to the peer-review stage. The editorial board thoroughly evaluates similarity reports to ensure compliance with ethical publication standards.

Acceptable Similarity and Citation Standards

Authors are expected to maintain proper citation, referencing, and acknowledgment of all sources used in their research. Manuscripts with similarity beyond acceptable academic limits may be returned for correction, revision, or may be rejected depending on the extent and nature of the overlap.

Strict Editorial Action Against Plagiarism

Any manuscript found involved in plagiarism or unethical publication practices at any stage of submission, review, or publication will face immediate editorial action. The journal reserves the right to reject, retract, remove, or blacklist manuscripts and authors involved in serious ethical violations.