Academic Policies

The foundational rules and ethical guidelines of APASIFIC Press.

PLAGIARISM POLICY

PLAGIARISM POLICY

All journals published by ASIA Academic Press enforce a zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism, duplicate submission, or ethical misconduct.

  • Every manuscript undergoes an initial similarity check using plagiarism detection tools (such as Turnitin) upon submission.
  • The maximum allowable similarity index is strictly set to 20% to prevent copy-paste and ensure intellectual originality.
  • Manuscripts showing more than 20% similarity will be immediately desk-rejected without further review.
  • Self-plagiarism (reusing one's own previously published work without citation) is also strictly prohibited.
  • Authors found guilty of deliberate plagiarism will be blacklisted from submitting to any ASIA journals for a minimum period of three years.