Plagiarism Policy

IJBASS maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, verbatim copying, paraphrasing without appropriate attribution, self-plagiarism, and mosaic plagiarism.

All submitted manuscripts are screened using plagiarism-detection software as part of the initial editorial assessment before peer review.

Similarity Threshold

As a general editorial screening criterion, manuscripts should have a plagiarism/similarity level below 10% before entering the peer-review process. The similarity percentage is used as a screening indicator and does not, by itself, determine whether plagiarism has occurred. The editorial team may examine the sources and context of detected similarities before making a decision.

Manuscripts exceeding the journal's similarity threshold may be returned to the authors for clarification and correction or may be rejected, depending on the nature and extent of the overlap.

Handling of Plagiarism

• Minor overlap: The manuscript may be returned to the authors for clarification, correction, and appropriate attribution.
• Substantial plagiarism: The manuscript may be rejected from consideration for publication.
• Post-publication cases: Where substantial plagiarism is confirmed after publication, appropriate corrective action, including retraction where warranted, may be taken in accordance with applicable publication-ethics principles.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automated Tools Policy

For Authors

Authors must disclose the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation of a manuscript when such use goes beyond straightforward language correction, editing, or formatting.

IJBASS uses an AI-detection screening threshold of below 5% as an editorial screening criterion for submitted manuscripts. An AI-detection result is considered a screening indicator and is not, by itself, conclusive evidence that a manuscript was generated by artificial intelligence.

Where an automated AI-detection result exceeds the journal's screening threshold, the editorial office may conduct additional assessment and may request clarification or disclosure from the authors before making an editorial decision.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and appropriate attribution of all content submitted for publication, including content produced or assisted by AI tools.

Generative AI tools cannot be listed or credited as authors because they cannot assume responsibility for the work, disclose conflicts of interest, or approve the final manuscript.

For Reviewers and Editors

Reviewers and editors must not use generative AI to write or substantively generate their assessment, review, recommendation, or editorial decision concerning a manuscript.

Confidential manuscript content must not be entered into external generative AI systems where doing so could compromise manuscript confidentiality or the intellectual property of authors.

Human Editorial Verification

Plagiarism-detection and AI-detection software are used only as supporting tools. Automated results are not treated as definitive evidence of misconduct. Final decisions concerning plagiarism, AI use, research integrity, or publication ethics remain the responsibility of the journal's editorial team.