Entrepreneur Insight Journal: Business and Innovation is committed to maintaining academic integrity and ensuring the originality of all published works. Every manuscript submitted to the journal undergoes a plagiarism screening process before entering the peer-review stage.

The editorial team uses plagiarism detection software to evaluate the similarity level of submitted manuscripts and identify potential instances of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, improper citation, or other forms of academic misconduct.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

• Copying text, ideas, data, images, tables, or research findings from other sources without proper acknowledgment.
• Presenting another person’s work as one’s own.
• Self-plagiarism or reusing substantial portions of previously published work without appropriate citation.
• Improper paraphrasing that closely mirrors the original source without adequate attribution.
• Duplicate or redundant publication of the same research in multiple journals.

Screening Procedure

• All submitted manuscripts are screened for plagiarism by the editorial team before the review process.
• Manuscripts identified as having significant similarity or indications of plagiarism may be returned to the authors for revision, clarification, or immediate rejection.
• The editorial board reserves the right to conduct additional plagiarism checks at any stage of the review or publication process.

Editorial Actions

If plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct are detected, the journal may take one or more of the following actions:

• Request corrections or revisions from the author(s).
• Reject the manuscript.
• Retract a published article if misconduct is discovered after publication.
• Notify the author’s institution or relevant authorities in cases of serious ethical violations.

Author Responsibility

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original and that all sources are properly cited and referenced. By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that the work is their own and complies with the journal’s ethical standards.

Through this policy, Entrepreneur Insight Journal: Business and Innovation seeks to uphold the highest standards of scholarly publishing and promote ethical research practices within the academic community.