An article is indicated as plagiarism if the article takes the work of another author without permission, credit or acknowledgement. Indications that include plagiarism are as follows:

• Literal copying; is a form of plagiarism in which an article adapts another article, be it word for word, in part, or as a whole, without the permission and acknowledgement of the source. Literal copying is a form of plagiarism that is easily detected because the plagiarism is clear just by comparing it to the original work.
• Substantial copying; is a form of plagiarism in which an article imitates a substantial or essential part of another article without the permission and acknowledgement of the original source. Substantial sections include data, methodology, and results. If an article has imitated a substantial part of another article, even if only a small part, then in essence the article essentially allows plagiarism to occur.
• Paraphrasing; is a form of plagiarism in which an article adapts writing ideas by changing the sentence from the original article. This form of plagiarism is plagiarism that is difficult to detect because the written form has been paraphrased.

Scientific English will investigate all articles and will take action against articles that indicate plagiarism or self-plagiarism. Articles with indications of plagiarism will be rejected immediately. Scientific English uses COPE guidelines to investigate suspected plagiarism.

• Suspected plagiarism in a submitted manuscript here
• Suspected plagiarism in a published article here

Scientific English uses the Turnitin service to check plagiarism suspects with a similarity index indicator. The Editorial Board sets a maximum similarity index of 15% for all articles to be published in the Scientific English.

Please visit the Turnitin Similarity Check service web at  https://www.turnitin.com/

Guidelines for plagiarism, articles that violate the rules and policies regarding withdrawal articles can be seen at here.