Plagiarism is defined as the use of text, data, or findings from another source without proper acknowledgment, while self-plagiarism refers to the unauthorized reuse of an author's own previously published content without appropriate citation or disclosure. Both are considered serious violations of ethical publishing practices.

To maintain originality and integrity, ELEMENTAR employs advanced plagiarism detection tools (such as Turnitin) to screen all submitted manuscripts prior to peer review.

Authors can consult academic integrity guidelines from reputable institutions for best practices:

Duplicate or redundant publications occur when an author submits or publishes substantially the same work in multiple venues without proper cross-referencing. This includes overlapping data, discussions, or conclusions.

If an article has been previously published in another language, full disclosure of the original source must be provided. For more details, authors can refer to COPE’s Guidelines on Good Publication Practice.

If any previously published content is found in a submission without proper attribution, the editorial board follows COPE’s official guidelines in handling such cases.

Authors submitting to ELEMENTAR may upload their original manuscript to a non-commercial preprint server at any stage before acceptance, provided the platform allows authors to retain copyright and reuse rights.

A citation linking to the preprint version must be included in the manuscript. Once officially published in ELEMENTAR, authors are encouraged to update their preprint version with a link to the final published article.