Current Research In Crop And Soil Science

Plagiarism checking policy:

Current Research in Crop and Soil Science  maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism to uphold academic integrity and research ethics. The journal ensures originality and authenticity in all published works through the following measures:

1. Mandatory Plagiarism Screening

• All submitted manuscripts undergo plagiarism detection using Turnitin software.
• Similarity reports are generated for every submission before the peer-review process.

2. Acceptable Similarity Threshold

• The journal recommends a similarity index below 15–20%, excluding references, tables, and standard methodological text.
• Manuscripts exceeding the acceptable limit will be returned to authors for revision or rejected outright.

3. Types of Plagiarism Considered Unacceptable

CRCSS strictly prohibits:

• Direct plagiarism (copying text verbatim without citation)
• Self-plagiarism (reusing previously published work without disclosure)
• Mosaic plagiarism (paraphrasing too closely from another source)
• Image/data plagiarism (using figures, tables, or data without permission or citation)
• Duplicate publication (submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals)

4. Author Responsibility

• Authors must ensure that all content—including text, figures, images, and data—is original.
• Proper citations and permissions must be obtained for reproduced materials.
• Authors must declare any prior publication of parts of the manuscript.

5. Editorial Action on Plagiarism

If plagiarism is detected at any stage:

• Before review: Manuscript will be rejected.
• During review: Review will be stopped, and authors will be notified.
• After publication: The article may be retracted, and a formal notice will be issued.

6. Ethical Compliance

• CRCSS follows international ethical guidelines recommended by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) for handling plagiarism and misconduct.
• Repeated offenses may lead to barring authors from future submissions.

7. Transparency With Authors

• The similarity report may be shared with authors for necessary corrections.
• Authors are encouraged to check their manuscripts through plagiarism software before submission.