Every manuscript submitted to Geoplanart will be screened using Turnitin software to detect the similarity index before the review process.

Criteria:

• Manuscripts with a similarity index of more than 20% (excluding references) will be returned to the author(s) for revision or rejection.

• Authors are fully responsible for the originality of their work and the accuracy of citations used.

• The editorial team reserves the right to reject manuscripts found to contain plagiarism.