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Where material is taken from other sources (including their own published writing) the source is clearly cited and that where appropriate permission must be obtained. It is the responsibility of the authors, not the journal/publisher or the editors or reviewers, to ensure that proper attribution is given to material. If suspicion is raised about the originality of the material (unattributed to source), the Editorial Office may check the manuscript for plagiarism. Please click here for more details of journal's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.
Note
The publisher and journal have a policy of "Zero Tolerance on the Plagiarism". We check the plagiarism issue through two methods: reviewer check and plagiarism prevention tool (ithenticate.com).
All submissions will be checked by iThenticate before being sent to reviewers.