MAAREF UNIVERSITY PRESS
Plagiarism and Research Misconduct Policy
The Press assesses originality using editorial reading and, where useful, text similarity screening. A similarity percentage is not a verdict: quotations, standard terminology, references and legitimate reuse require context. Plagiarism includes unattributed copying of words, images, ideas or data; duplicate publication and improper reuse of one’s own previously published material also require disclosure and rights clearance.
Fabrication, falsification, deceptive image manipulation, citation manipulation and interference with peer review are treated as serious concerns. An editor documents the evidence, checks whether the claim is credible and gives the author the relevant details and an opportunity to respond. Reviewers and complainants are protected from retaliation, while malicious or unsupported allegations are not presented as findings.
Depending on the evidence and the stage of publication, the outcome may be no action, clarification, revision, rejection, institutional referral, correction, expression of concern or retraction. The Press records the rationale and updates linked metadata when the public record changes.
Fabrication, falsification, deceptive image manipulation, citation manipulation and interference with peer review are treated as serious concerns. An editor documents the evidence, checks whether the claim is credible and gives the author the relevant details and an opportunity to respond. Reviewers and complainants are protected from retaliation, while malicious or unsupported allegations are not presented as findings.
Depending on the evidence and the stage of publication, the outcome may be no action, clarification, revision, rejection, institutional referral, correction, expression of concern or retraction. The Press records the rationale and updates linked metadata when the public record changes.