PLAGIARISM is violation/infringement of the intellectual property rights (IPR) of the original author in the form of authorship rights, sometimes also known as the paternity right. Plagiarism certainly points towards lack of originality and novelty in any writing, whether scientific or otherwise. Plagiarism in scientific research papers is a serious matter because it creates doubts about the quality of research in terms of novelty.

Plagiarism is not acceptable in WRA Journals. Plagiarized content will not be considered for publication. If plagiarism is identified, we will follow standard procedure of action against authors.

Misappropriating another person’s intellectual property constitutes plagiarism. This includes copying sentences or paragraphs verbatim (or almost verbatim) from someone else’s work, even if the original work is cited in the references. The ORI module "Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: a Guide to Ethical Writing" can help authors identify questionable writing practices.

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Plagiarism includes:

(i) Directly copying text from other sources without attribution

(ii) Copying ideas, images, or data from other sources without attribution

(iii) Reusing text from your own previous publications

We use our own tools to check for originality. If plagiarism is detected during the peer review process, the manuscript may be rejected. If plagiarism is detected after publication, we may issue a correction or retract the paper, as appropriate. We reserve the right to inform authors' institutions about plagiarism detected either before or after publication.

Plagiarism is deliberately using someone else’s language, ideas, or other original material without acknowledging its source and without giving them credit. Plagiarism is stealing someone’s intellectual property, which is legally and morally untenable. In addition, it can cause economic disadvantage to the original author. Copying even one sentence from someone else’s manuscript, or even one of your own that has previously been published, without proper citation is considered plagiarism. Authors should always avoid Plagiarism. We always try to check and curb plagiarism.