Plagiarism occurs when authors present all or part of another person's work, ideas, data, or expressions as their own without appropriate acknowledgment. Plagiarism is a serious violation of academic integrity because it undermines honesty, originality, and trust in scholarly communication.
Peluit is committed to maintaining academic integrity and ensuring the originality of all manuscripts submitted for publication. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions are original, properly cited, and free from plagiarism and other forms of inappropriate source attribution.
Plagiarism may take several forms, including but not limited to:
Direct Plagiarism: Using the exact words of another author without appropriate quotation marks or acknowledgment of the original source.
Mosaic Plagiarism: Combining phrases, sentences, or passages from multiple sources without proper attribution.
Paraphrasing Plagiarism: Presenting another author's ideas, arguments, or findings in different words without acknowledging the original source.
Data and Research Plagiarism: Using another researcher's data, research findings, tables, figures, photographs, illustrations, or other research materials without proper acknowledgment or permission where required.
Internet and Digital Content Plagiarism: Copying text, images, videos, graphics, or other materials from websites or digital resources without appropriate citation and authorization where applicable.
Self-Plagiarism and Redundant Publication: Reusing substantial portions of one's previously published work without appropriate citation or disclosure, or presenting previously published material as new and original research.
Unauthorized Authorship and Assistance: Submitting work substantially written by another person or using undisclosed assistance in ways that misrepresent the authors' actual contributions.
In sports science and physical education research, plagiarism may also involve the unauthorized use of training protocols, research instruments, assessment tools, experimental designs, performance data, or other scholarly materials developed by other researchers.
All manuscripts submitted to Peluit are subject to plagiarism screening using Turnitin or another appropriate similarity-checking tool before being forwarded for peer review. Authors are strongly encouraged to check their manuscripts before submission to ensure that all sources are properly acknowledged and that the manuscript meets the journal's originality requirements.
Peluit applies a maximum similarity threshold of 20% as an initial screening criterion. Manuscripts with a similarity score exceeding 20% will normally be returned to the authors for revision and clarification before further editorial consideration.
The similarity score is not, by itself, a definitive determination of plagiarism. Editors will examine the similarity report to assess the nature, location, and context of matching text, including properly cited quotations, references, standard terminology, and commonly used methodological descriptions. A manuscript may be considered unacceptable even when its overall similarity score is below 20% if substantial unattributed copying or other forms of plagiarism are identified.
If plagiarism or other serious violations of academic integrity are identified during the editorial or peer-review process, Peluit reserves the right to take appropriate action, including:
Returning the manuscript to the authors for correction of minor citation or attribution issues.
Requesting clarification or additional information from the authors.
Rejecting the manuscript when substantial plagiarism or serious ethical violations are identified.
Withdrawing an acceptance decision if plagiarism is discovered after acceptance but before publication.
Issuing a correction, expression of concern, or retraction if plagiarism is identified in a published article, depending on the severity and circumstances of the case.
All allegations of plagiarism will be handled fairly and confidentially in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies and recognized publication ethics guidelines.
By submitting a manuscript to Peluit, authors confirm that the work is original, that all sources have been appropriately acknowledged, and that any third-party materials have been cited and used in accordance with applicable copyright and licensing requirements.
Authors must not submit plagiarized, duplicated, or misleadingly reused content. All authors share responsibility for ensuring the integrity and originality of the submitted manuscript.
For further information regarding this policy, authors may contact the Peluit editorial office through the official contact information provided on the journal's website.
