Policy on plagiarism
Authors submitting their works to Prismas for publication as original articles confirm that the submitted works represent their own contributions and have not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other works without clearly citing the source. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
Authors must ensure that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere.
The following instances constitute plagiarism:
Direct plagiarism.
It is produced when authorship is omitted and what is taken is not indicated with quotation marks. Minimal changes are made in the text of another (sentence structure is modified, lowercase letters are replaced by capital letters or vice versa, synonyms are used, etc.) and it is presented as original.
Plagiarism by inadequate use of paraphrasing
This occurs when, although authorship is noted, plagiarism occurs because the original text is reproduced with a few changes that do not constitute paraphrases.
Complex plagiarism using a reference
It occurs when the original authorship reference is included, but the pages of the source are inaccurately indicated.
Paraphrasing in which long texts are summarized, but with little or no indication that they are paraphrases.
Absence of quotation marks in words and phrases of the original text that are reproduced verbatim.
Plagiarism with loose quotation marks
It is committed when a textual quotation continues to be reproduced once quotation marks have been closed or when it is omitted that the previous sentences correspond to the same quotation.
Paraphrasing as plagiarism.
Occurs when paraphrasing and the reference to the original source is not noted.
Paraphrasing is continuous and extensive, no material is added that allows interaction or enriches the information, even though the source is mentioned.
Academic papers - which require original thoughts and critical reflections on other people's points of view - become texts that do not go beyond repetition.
Paraphrased passages are not clearly identified as such.
Paraphrasing is not considered plagiarism when:
It does not dominate the work of the writer.
It is used to allow the author to interact critically with the views of another person.
The argument of the original text is rewritten in different words.
Self-plagiarism" or recycling fraud
"Self-plagiarism" or recycling fraud is committed when:
A work is changed in appearance and presented as if it were a different work.
The indication that the work is being recycled is omitted.
The following procedures are followed in dealing with cases of plagiarism:
If plagiarism is detected, the journal editors are informed and asked for their comments.
Evidence of the detected plagiarism is sent to the author and a response will be requested.
If the response is not satisfactory, the manuscript will not be submitted for external evaluation and the journal will not receive any more articles from the authors. In turn, if appropriate, the medium in which the original plagiarized article was published will be informed (whether it is self-plagiarism or copied from third parties).
