Plagiarism and Similarity Policy
Journal of Turkish Academic Novelty (TAN) considers academic integrity and ethical scholarly publishing among its fundamental publishing principles. Manuscripts submitted to the journal must be original, and all information, ideas, data, expressions, tables, figures, and other content derived from other sources must be appropriately acknowledged in accordance with scholarly citation practices.
All manuscripts submitted to the journal are screened using the iThenticate similarity detection software before being sent for peer review.
As a general criterion, the similarity rate with any single source must not exceed 3%, and the overall similarity rate must not exceed 20%. Manuscripts exceeding these thresholds are subject to editorial assessment before peer review and may be returned to the author for revision or rejected where appropriate.
A similarity percentage alone is not considered proof of plagiarism or a determination of ethical misconduct. Similarity reports are reviewed by the editorial team with due consideration of the content and context of the identified matches. Properly cited passages, direct quotations, references, and standard expressions that are unavoidable in scholarly writing are considered separately during the assessment.
The partial or complete use of text, ideas, data, findings, tables, figures, or other scholarly content from another work without appropriate attribution is considered plagiarism. Substantial reuse of an author’s own previously published work without appropriate citation is also subject to ethical assessment.
Similarity screening is not limited to the initial submission stage. Where deemed necessary, the editorial team may conduct additional similarity checks after peer review, during revision, or before publication.
If plagiarism or serious publication misconduct is suspected at any stage of the evaluation or publication process, an editorial investigation will be initiated. Authors may be asked to provide explanations or supporting documentation where necessary. Depending on the nature and severity of the issue, the manuscript may be rejected, removed from the evaluation process, or, if already published, handled in accordance with the journal’s Correction, Manuscript Withdrawal and Removal Policy.
A similarity rate below the stated thresholds does not automatically mean that a manuscript is ethically acceptable. Authors bear primary responsibility for proper attribution of sources and compliance with the principles of academic integrity.
Where appropriate, the journal refers to relevant guidelines and flowcharts issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) when addressing plagiarism and other forms of research misconduct.