Screening for Plagiarism

The International Journal of Tourism Analytics (IJTA) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and scholarly publishing. Every manuscript submitted to the journal undergoes a plagiarism screening process before entering the peer-review stage to ensure originality, transparency, and ethical research practices. The journal has a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, and other forms of publication misconduct.

Purpose of Plagiarism Screening
Plagiarism screening aims to:
1. Ensure the originality of submitted manuscripts;
2. Protect intellectual property rights;
3. Maintain the credibility of published research;
4. Prevent duplicate publication;
5. Uphold international publication ethics;
6. Support a fair and transparent peer-review process.

Plagiarism Detection Software
All submitted manuscripts are screened using reputable plagiarism detection software such as: Turnitin, iThenticate (Crossref Similarity Check), Similarity Check or equivalent software approved by the Editorial Board. The plagiarism screening report is reviewed by the editorial team before a manuscript proceeds to external peer review.

Similarity Threshold
As a general guideline, IJTA applies the following similarity criteria:

  1. Similarity Index above 40%: Article Rejected (due to poor citation and/or poor paraphrasing; article outright rejected; NO RESUBMISSION accepted).
  2. Similarity Index (20-35%): Send to the author for improvement (provide correct citations to all places of similarity and do a good paraphrasing even if the citation is provided).
  3. Similarity index equal to or Less than 20%:  Accepted, or citation improvement may be required (proper citations must be provided to all outsourced texts).

Artificial Intelligence and Plagiarism
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools does not exempt authors from responsibility for originality.
Authors remain fully responsible for ensuring that AI-assisted content:
1. is original;
2. does not reproduce copyrighted material;
3. is properly verified;
4. is accurately cited when applicable.
AI-generated text that substantially reproduces published sources without attribution is considered plagiarism.

Plagiarism Screening Workflow
For transparency, the plagiarism screening process at IJTA follows these steps:
1. Manuscript Submission - Authors submit their manuscript through the Open Journal Systems (OJS).
2. Administrative Check - The editorial office verifies completeness, formatting, and compliance with the Author Guidelines.
3. Similarity Check - The manuscript is screened using plagiarism detection software.
4. Editorial Assessment - Editors review the similarity report and determine whether the overlap is acceptable or requires further action.
5. Editorial Decision:
6. Proceed to peer review;
7. Return to the author for revision;
8. Reject due to plagiarism or duplicate publication.
9. Archiving - Similarity reports are retained by the Editorial Office as part of the journal's editorial records.