Plagiarism and AI Content Policy

To uphold academic integrity and maintain high scholarly standards, all manuscripts submitted to the "PRAMA" undergo mandatory plagiarism and AI-content screening.

1. Acceptable Limits for Submission

     1.1 Plagiarism (Overall Similarity Index)

  • Below 10%:
    Considered acceptable after excluding references, quotations, and commonly used technical phrases. Manuscript proceeds to peer review.

     1.2 AI-Generated Content

  • Below 20%:
    Acceptable for language improvement or minor assistance.
    Core research ideas, analysis, results, and discussion must be author-generated.

2. Conditional Screening Outcome (Revision Required)

    2.1 Plagiarism Between 10% and 30%

  • Manuscript will be returned for revision.
  • Authors must eliminate overlapping text and resubmit with a fresh similarity report.

    2.2 AI-Generated Content Between 20% and 50%

  • The manuscript will be sent back for improvement.
  • Authors must reduce AI dependency and strengthen original scholarly contributions.

    Note: Revisions do not guarantee acceptance. All revised manuscripts undergo re-screening.

3. Automatic Rejection Criteria

A manuscript will be rejected at the initial screening stage if:

  • Plagiarism exceeds 30%, or
  • AI-generated content exceeds 50%

Such manuscripts may only be reconsidered if substantially rewritten and submitted as a new manuscript.

4. Author Responsibilities

Authors must ensure that:

  • All sources are properly cited and paraphrased.
  • AI tools are disclosed in the Copyright Declaration Statement.
  • AI is not used for generating data, concepts, analysis, or literature review.
  • The manuscript reflects original scholarly work and not AI-fabricated content.

5. Editorial Rights & Verification

The Editorial Board reserves the right to:

  • Request raw data, concept notes, or methodology justification.
  • Conduct additional similarity and AI checks at any stage.
  • Reject manuscripts if AI-generated content compromises academic integrity—even if numerical thresholds are technically within limits.

6. Ethical Compliance

PRAMA adheres to:

  • COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Guidelines
  • Best practices in authorship and academic integrity
  • Zero tolerance for misconduct

Confirmed violations may lead to:

  • Manuscript withdrawal
  • Author blacklisting
  • Institutional notification