The authors need to guarantee that they have produced completely original works, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, they need to ensure that this has been properly cited or quoted. If the authors have used the work and/or words of others, they need to ensure that this has been done appropriately. All articles would be screened by Turnitin.  Similarity index should be less than 12%. 

It is unethical and deceitful to steal the thoughts and efforts of other people without giving them credit for them. Plagiarism can be committed by lifting even a single sentence from another author’s manuscript, or even from one of your own works that has been published in the past, without providing the appropriate citation. This may be a violation of copyright laws.

The RSYA journals using services that can identify instances of duplicating and similar text in submitted manuscripts. The results that are given by the program could be utilized as a criterion for the editorial board to use when evaluating the paper, which could eventually lead to the manuscript being rejected due to instances of plagiarism, duplicate publication, or redundant publication.

Contact the author help desk for questions on plagiarism policies under RSAY at:  manager@rsya.org