Similarity Threshold
Every manuscript submitted to RTIJTI is screened using a similarity-detection tool prior to reviewer assignment. Manuscripts with a similarity index above 15 percent (excluding references, quoted material, and standard methodology phrasing) are returned to the corresponding author without proceeding to review.
What Counts as Plagiarism
- Verbatim copying of text, data, or figures from another source without attribution
- Close paraphrasing of another work without citation
- Self-plagiarism — reusing substantial portions of one's own previously published work without disclosure
- Uncredited use of ideas, frameworks, or unpublished data from another researcher
Process
Post-Publication Findings
If plagiarism is identified after publication, the editorial board will investigate per our Publication Ethics statement, which may result in a formal retraction and notification to the authors' home institution.
Authors' Responsibility
Authors are responsible for ensuring proper attribution of all sources used in their manuscript, including their own previously published work. When reusing methodology descriptions from a prior publication, authors should paraphrase and cite the original source.