Plagiarism Policy
Counseling Milenial (CM) does not tolerate plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or other forms of academic misconduct. The journal is committed to maintaining academic integrity, originality, and ethical standards in scholarly publishing in the fields of guidance and counseling.
Submitted manuscripts may be screened using plagiarism detection software, such as Turnitin or other comparable tools, to assess textual similarity with previously published works, online sources, and other available documents. Similarity screening may be conducted during the initial editorial assessment and, where necessary, before final publication.
The journal applies a maximum similarity index of 20% as an initial screening guideline. Manuscripts exceeding this threshold may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected, depending on the nature and extent of the identified similarities. The similarity index alone does not establish plagiarism. The editorial team evaluates similarity reports contextually, taking into account proper quotations, references, commonly used terminology, methodological descriptions, and other legitimate similarities.
Levels of Plagiarism and Penalties
1. Minor Plagiarism
Minor plagiarism involves limited instances of unattributed wording or insufficient acknowledgment that do not substantially appropriate another author's original ideas, research findings, or intellectual contributions.
Action: The authors may receive a formal warning and be required to revise the relevant passages, provide appropriate citations, and correct any deficiencies in attribution. The revised manuscript may be reassessed by the editorial team before further consideration.
2. Intermediate Plagiarism
Intermediate plagiarism involves substantial unattributed reproduction of another author's text, arguments, or other intellectual contributions, beyond what can reasonably be considered incidental or acceptable scholarly practice.
Action: The manuscript may be rejected. Depending on the seriousness of the case and the journal's applicable publication ethics procedures, the authors may be prohibited from submitting manuscripts to Counseling Milenial (CM) for a period of up to one year.
3. Severe Plagiarism
Severe plagiarism involves extensive or systematic appropriation of another publication's original ideas, theoretical framework, research findings, data, or substantial portions of text without appropriate acknowledgment. This may also include presenting another person's scholarly work as one's own.
Action: The manuscript will be rejected when severe plagiarism is established. Depending on the circumstances, the journal may impose a submission restriction of up to five years and take additional measures consistent with its publication ethics policies. Where relevant, the journal may notify the authors' affiliated institutions or other appropriate parties, subject to applicable policies and procedures.
Self-Plagiarism and Duplicate Publication
Authors must not submit manuscripts that substantially reproduce their own previously published work without appropriate acknowledgment or a legitimate scholarly justification. Duplicate submission, redundant publication, and inappropriate reuse of previously published text, data, or results are considered potential forms of publication misconduct.
Authors must disclose any relevant prior publication, overlapping manuscript, or reuse of their own published material. The editorial team evaluates such cases according to the extent of overlap, the transparency of disclosure, copyright considerations, and applicable publication ethics standards.
Author Responsibility
All authors are collectively responsible for the originality, accuracy, and ethical integrity of their submitted manuscripts. Authors must ensure that all ideas, quotations, data, figures, tables, and other materials derived from external sources are appropriately cited and acknowledged.
Authors are also responsible for complying with the journal's copyright, licensing, authorship, and publication ethics policies. Where plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct are established, appropriate action may apply to all authors involved, taking into account their respective responsibilities and the findings of the editorial assessment.
Handling Allegations of Plagiarism
All suspected cases of plagiarism are reviewed by the editorial team. The journal considers the available evidence, the nature and extent of the overlap, the authors' explanations where appropriate, and the applicable ethical standards before determining the appropriate action.
Depending on the findings, actions may include requesting clarification, requiring corrections, rejecting a manuscript, restricting future submissions, or initiating further action under the journal's publication ethics procedures. For articles already published, the journal may consider a correction, retraction, or other appropriate editorial notice in accordance with its policies.
The journal seeks to handle all allegations fairly, consistently, and confidentially while protecting the integrity of the scholarly record.
For further information, please refer to the journal's applicable Copyright Notice and publication ethics policies available on the official Counseling Milenial (CM) website:
