Plagiarism Policy
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All manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Global Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Security must be original and free from plagiarism or unattributed use of previously published material.
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The journal generally requires the similarity index to remain below 10%, excluding references, bibliography, and properly cited quotations.
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All submissions may undergo plagiarism and similarity screening before entering the peer-review process.
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Authors are responsible for properly acknowledging all sources, quotations, ideas, data, figures, and previously published work used in their manuscripts.
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Manuscripts demonstrating substantial plagiarism, duplicate publication, or significant unattributed similarity may be rejected without proceeding to peer review.
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Where academic misconduct is identified after publication, the journal may take appropriate corrective action, including retraction or publication of a correction or notice, in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies.