Similarity and Plagiarism Policy

  1. Authors must ensure that submissions are original works; all borrowed ideas, data, or text must be properly cited with accurate attribution.
  2. Plagiarism in any form—including self-plagiarism and duplicate submission—constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is strictly prohibited by JEES.
  3. All submissions are screened with iThenticate/Turnitin(or equivalent) to assess the similarity index and potential plagiarism.
  4. Verbatim text reproduced from the authors’ prior publications or other sources must appear in quotation marks with full citation.
  5. The overall similarity index must not exceed 10%, excluding reasonable matches such as references, boilerplate methods, formulas, and brief standard phrases.
  6. The similarity from any single source must not exceed 3%.
  7. Authors must affirm in the author agreement that the manuscript complies with the journal’s similarity requirements.
  8. If the overall similarity exceeds 10%, the manuscript may be rejected outright or, with justification, considered conditionally at the discretion of the Editorial Board.
  9. Authors may be offered one opportunity to revise to meet the policy where appropriate; confirmed misconduct may result in rejection or retraction and, when warranted, notification to relevant institutions.

Declaration of Generative AI Use in Scholarly Writing

JEES Required Declaration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Scientific Writing

Policy Statement
Authors must disclose any use of generative AI tools during manuscript preparation, including ChatGPT, Claude, Google Bard/Gemini, Bing Copilot, Microsoft Designer, Notion AI, Midjourney, or similar systems. Authors should specify:

  1. the tool used and the extent of its involvement;
  2. the impact of the tool on the manuscript’s content, structure, or style;
  3. an appropriate citation or acknowledgement of the tool, where applicable;
  4. this policy does not apply to essential utilities for grammar/spell checking or reference management, which do not require disclosure.
    Note: AI systems cannot be listed as authors. Human authors bear full responsibility for accuracy, integrity, and compliance, and must avoid inputting protected personal data into such tools.

Declaration Statement (to include under “Necessary Statements/Acknowledgements”):
“The author(s) of this work used [AI tool name] to [describe the specific use, e.g., draft outlines, generate alternative phrasings, or improve readability]. After employing the tool, the author(s) reviewed and revised the content to ensure accuracy and take full responsibility for the final manuscript.”