Plagiarism and AI Policy

Plagiarism and AI Policy

Porhis Journal of Economics and Business (PJEB) strictly upholds academic integrity and originality. Therefore, all manuscripts submitted to PJEB will be screened for plagiarism using Turnitin plagiarism detection software.

  • PJEB will immediately reject any manuscript found to contain plagiarism or self-plagiarism.

  • Before being sent to reviewers, all submissions are checked by a member of the editorial team to ensure originality.

  • Only manuscripts with a similarity index of less than 15% (excluding references) will be considered for further review.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is presenting another person’s words, ideas, or works as one’s own, without proper permission, acknowledgment, or citation. It can occur in various forms:

  1. Literal Copying
    Copying text, in whole or in part, word-for-word from another source without citation, acknowledgment, or permission.

  2. Substantial Copying
    Reproducing a substantial portion of another author’s work without acknowledgment. Substantial here may refer to both quantity (large portions of text) and quality (important or central ideas of the work).

  3. Paraphrasing without Citation
    Restating ideas, phrases, or sentences from another source without giving proper credit. Even if rewritten, failure to acknowledge the original source constitutes plagiarism.

Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

PJEB recognizes that AI-based tools (such as ChatGPT, Bard, and similar large language models) can assist authors in improving grammar, language style, and technical editing. However, the following rules apply:

  • AI tools must not be listed as authors of the manuscript.

  • AI assistance may be used only for language improvement, formatting, or proofreading.

  • The intellectual contribution, originality, and critical analysis must come from the authors themselves.

  • Authors are required to acknowledge any significant use of AI tools in the methodology or acknowledgments section.

  • Manuscripts generated primarily by AI, without substantive contribution from the authors, will be rejected.

Editorial Action

If plagiarism or inappropriate use of AI is detected:

  • The manuscript will be rejected without review.

  • Depending on the severity, authors may be blacklisted from future submissions.

PJEB is committed to promoting the highest standards of publication ethics and expects all authors to strictly adhere to ethical writing practices.