PLAGIARISM POLICY

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the presentation of another person's words, ideas, data, figures, methods or intellectual output as one's own without appropriate acknowledgement.

It includes:

  • Copying text without attribution.
  • Inadequately paraphrasing another author's work.
  • Reproducing figures or tables without permission or citation.
  • Using unpublished material without acknowledgement.
  • Self-plagiarism or inappropriate duplication of previously published work.

Manuscripts found to contain unacceptable plagiarism may be rejected.

Published articles subsequently found to contain serious plagiarism may be corrected or retracted.

Multiple Simultaneous Submissions

Authors must not submit the same or substantially similar manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously.

Multiple submission wastes editorial and reviewer resources and constitutes a breach of publication ethics.

Confirmed simultaneous submission may result in:

  • Immediate rejection
  • Withdrawal from editorial consideration
  • Temporary prohibition from submitting to NJTE

Redundant and Duplicate Publication

Authors must not publish substantially identical research findings in multiple publications without appropriate disclosure and justification.

A manuscript based on previously published data must clearly demonstrate a significant new scholarly contribution.

Fragmenting one research project into unnecessarily small publications solely to increase publication output is discouraged.

Authorship Misrepresentation

Every named author must make a genuine scholarly contribution.

NJTE prohibits:

  • Gift authorship
  • Guest authorship
  • Ghost authorship
  • Removal of legitimate contributors
  • Addition of individuals without genuine contribution

Disputes may result in suspension of editorial processing until authorship is resolved.

Citation Manipulation

Authors, reviewers and editors must not manipulate citations to artificially increase citation metrics.

Prohibited practices include:

  • Requiring irrelevant citations to the journal.
  • Demanding unnecessary citations to an editor's publications.
  • Adding unrelated references to inflate author metrics.
  • Citation exchanges designed primarily to manipulate impact indicators.

Editor and Reviewer Responsibilities

Editors and reviewers should disclose relationships or circumstances that could compromise impartiality.

An editor or reviewer should recuse themselves where there is a significant:

  • Current collaboration
  • Recent research collaboration
  • Supervisory relationship
  • Personal relationship
  • Financial interest
  • Professional conflict

Confidential manuscript information must not be used for personal advantage.

Sanctions for Ethics Violations

Depending on the seriousness of the violation, NJTE may impose:

  • Rejection of a manuscript
  • Withdrawal of manuscripts under consideration
  • Correction of the publication record
  • Retraction
  • Temporary submission restrictions
  • Prohibition from serving as reviewer or editor
  • Notification of the author's institution
  • Public notices in particularly serious cases

Sanctions will be proportionate to the nature and severity of the misconduct.

Investigation Procedure

Allegations of misconduct should be submitted to the NJTE Editorial Office.

Investigations will seek to ensure:

  • Fairness
  • Confidentiality
  • Appropriate documentation
  • Opportunity for affected parties to respond
  • Protection of the integrity of the scholarly record

Where appropriate, institutional authorities may be contacted.

Corrections, Expressions of Concern and Retractions

NJTE is committed to maintaining an accurate scholarly record.

Minor Corrections

Minor errors that do not alter the scientific or scholarly conclusions may be corrected through an Erratum or Corrigendum.

Significant Errors

Where errors materially affect part of an article but do not invalidate the complete work, a formal correction may be issued.

Expression of Concern

An Expression of Concern may be published where serious questions arise but an investigation has not yet reached a final conclusion.

Retraction

An article may be retracted where there is evidence of:

  • Fabricated data
  • Falsified data
  • Serious plagiarism
  • Unethical research
  • Duplicate publication
  • Serious authorship misconduct
  • Fundamental errors invalidating the conclusions

Retraction notices should remain publicly accessible and linked to the affected article.