Manuscripts submitted to JEEMBA will be screened for plagiarism using the Turnitin/iThenticate plagiarism detection tools. JEEMBA will immediately reject papers found to involve plagiarism or self-plagiarism.

Prior to being sent for review, all submissions are first checked for text similarity by a member of the editorial team using plagiarism software. Manuscripts submitted to JEEMBA must have a similarity index of less than 25%.

Plagiarism is defined as presenting the thoughts or words of another person as one's own, without permission, credit, or acknowledgment, or by failing to cite the source properly. Plagiarism can occur in various forms, from literal copying to the paraphrasing of another's work. To accurately assess whether an author has plagiarized, we emphasize the potential for the following situations:

• Literal Copying: An author may literally copy another author's work by reproducing it word-for-word, in whole or in part, without permission, acknowledgment, or citation of the original source. This practice can be identified by comparing the original source with the manuscript under suspicion.
• Substantial Copying: This occurs when an author reproduces a significant portion of another author's work without permission, acknowledgment, or citation. The term "substantial" can be understood in terms of both quality and quantity, a concept often used in intellectual property contexts. Quality refers to the relative value of the copied text in comparison to the work as a whole.
• Paraphrasing: This involves taking ideas, words, or phrases from a source and weaving them into new sentences within one's own writing. This practice becomes unethical when the author fails to cite properly or acknowledge the original work/author. This form of plagiarism is often more difficult to identify.