Journal of Neurosurgery Academy

The Journal of Neurosurgery Academy is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics. The Journal does not tolerate plagiarism in any form and takes all allegations of plagiarism seriously.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the use of another person's ideas, words, data, images, figures, tables, or other intellectual property without appropriate acknowledgment or permission, and presenting them as one's own work. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

• Direct copying of text without quotation marks and proper citation;
• Close paraphrasing without appropriate attribution;
• Use of another author's ideas, data, images, tables, or figures without acknowledgment;
• Self-plagiarism or redundant publication, including substantial reuse of an author's previously published work without proper citation and disclosure;
• Duplicate or simultaneous submission of substantially similar manuscripts to multiple journals.

Originality Requirement

Authors submitting manuscripts to Journal of Neurosurgery Academy must ensure that their work is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration by another journal. Any use of previously published material must be properly cited and, where necessary, accompanied by permission from the copyright holder.

Similarity Screening

All submitted manuscripts are screened using plagiarism-detection software before peer review and/or publication.

To check the similarity of manuscript, the editorial team uses Turnitin software. A maximum of 20% similarity is allowed.

Similarity reports are evaluated by the editorial team. A similarity score alone does not determine whether plagiarism has occurred. Editors assess the nature, context, extent, and source of overlapping text to determine whether ethical concerns exist.

Where significant overlap is identified, authors may be asked to revise the manuscript, provide clarification, or the manuscript may be rejected.

Investigation Procedure

When suspected plagiarism is identified, the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board will investigate the case in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies and internationally recognized best practices, including guidance provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Authors may be asked to provide explanations, original data, or supporting documentation during the investigation.

Levels of Plagiarism and Editorial Actions

Minor Plagiarism

Minor plagiarism involves limited unattributed text overlap that does not affect the originality of the research findings.
Action: Authors will be required to revise the manuscript, provide appropriate citations, and correct the identified issues before further consideration.

Moderate Plagiarism

Moderate plagiarism involves substantial unattributed text, ideas, figures, tables, or other content from previously published sources.
Action: The manuscript will be rejected. The Editorial Board may impose restrictions on future submissions for a specified period.

Severe Plagiarism

Severe plagiarism includes extensive copying, misappropriation of research findings, data, images, figures, or intellectual contributions from another work, whether published or unpublished.
Action: The manuscript will be rejected, and the Editorial Board may impose additional sanctions, including temporary or long-term restrictions on future submissions.

Self-Plagiarism and Redundant Publication

Authors must properly cite and disclose any overlap between a submitted manuscript and their previously published work. Reuse of previously published text, figures, tables, or data without appropriate citation or disclosure may constitute self-plagiarism.

Manuscripts with substantial overlap with previously published or simultaneously submitted works may be rejected.

Author Responsibility

All listed authors share responsibility for the content of the submitted manuscript and must ensure that the work complies with this plagiarism policy.

Policy Review

The Editorial Board reserves the right to revise this policy periodically to reflect developments in publication ethics and best practices.