Plagiarism Policy

Manuscripts submitted to Future in Social Science will be screened for plagiarism using the Turnitin plagiarism detection tool. Future in Social Science will immediately reject papers that involve plagiarism or self-plagiarism.

The journal is committed to ensuring that all authors are diligent and adhere to international standards for academic integrity, particularly concerning plagiarism.

Plagiarism occurs when an author takes ideas, information, or words from another source without proper attribution. Even if done unintentionally, plagiarism is still a serious academic violation and is unacceptable in international academic publications.

When an author borrows an idea from another author, proper citation is required, even if the idea is later developed further. This could include ideas on data interpretation, methodology selection, or conclusions drawn. It might also relate to general developments in a field or general information. Regardless of the context, authors must cite their sources. When further developing the borrowed idea, the original source must be cited first, followed by the author’s extended explanation in the next sentence.

If an author uses the exact words of another author, proper citation and quotation marks are required. If four or more consecutive words are identical to a source, quotation marks must be used to denote the exact words from the original author. A citation alone is not enough.

Policy Guidelines:

• Originality: Papers must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. Any material taken verbatim from another source must be clearly identified as such using one or more of the following methods:
  
  
  1. Indentation
     
     
  2. Quotation marks
     
     
  3. Proper citation of the source
     
     
• Fair Use and Permissions: Any text exceeding fair use standards (defined as more than two or three sentences or the equivalent thereof) or any graphic material reproduced from another source requires permission from the copyright holder and, if feasible, the original author(s). The source of the material must also be clearly identified (e.g., previous publication).
  
  

Levels of Plagiarism and Corresponding Actions:

1. Minor Plagiarism:
   
   

• Description: A short section of another article is plagiarized, without significant data or ideas taken from the other paper.
  
  
• Action: The authors will receive a warning and be requested to revise the text and properly cite the original article.
  
  

1. Intermediate Plagiarism:
   
   

• Description: A significant portion of a paper is plagiarized without proper citation of the original paper.
  
  
• Action: The article will be rejected, and the authors will be prohibited from submitting further articles for one year.
  
  

1. Severe Plagiarism:
   
   

• Description: A significant portion of a paper is plagiarized, including the reproduction of original results or ideas presented in another publication.
  
  
• Action: The paper will be rejected, and the authors will be prohibited from submitting further articles for five years.
  
  

Future in Social Science takes academic integrity very seriously. The editors reserve the right to withdraw acceptance from any paper found to violate the standards outlined above. For further information, potential authors may contact the editorial office at