Screening For Plagiarism Policy

Georhexis: Journal of Environmental, Disaster, and Geospatial Studies is firmly committed to upholding academic integrity, originality, and ethical publishing practices in all submitted and published manuscripts. To maintain these standards, every manuscript submitted to the journal is subject to a plagiarism screening process prior to entering the peer-review stage. The journal utilizes reputable plagiarism detection software to identify potential textual similarities, overlaps, or unoriginal content. Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, or other forms of academic misconduct will be rejected immediately. In cases where minor similarity is detected and deemed unintentional, authors may be requested to revise and resubmit their manuscripts. However, serious ethical violations will result in automatic rejection without further editorial consideration.

The acceptable similarity index for manuscripts submitted to Georhexis: Journal of Environmental, Disaster, and Geospatial Studies is below 20%, excluding references, properly cited quotations, tables of contents, and commonly used academic expressions. All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism and similarity screening as part of the journal’s editorial process. Manuscripts identified as containing plagiarism, substantial self-plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, or other forms of academic misconduct may be rejected in accordance with the journal’s publication ethics policy. Authors bear full responsibility for ensuring the originality and academic integrity of their manuscripts, respecting intellectual property rights, and appropriately acknowledging all sources in accordance with established academic standards. A similarity score below the specified threshold does not automatically guarantee acceptance; the editorial team may assess the nature, location, and context of identified similarities to determine whether they constitute an ethical concern. Through the implementation of this plagiarism screening policy, Georhexis seeks to uphold academic integrity, ethical excellence, and scholarly credibility. The journal is committed to ensuring that every published article represents an original, rigorous, scientifically sound, and meaningful contribution to the understanding of environmental change, disaster risk, geographic processes, and geospatial science, while supporting interdisciplinary research and knowledge development at national and international levels.