Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism and AI Policy 

Sampratyaya considers plagiarism (including self-plagiarism) as a serious violation of academic ethics and a practice of dishonesty; it is an indication of cheating, fraud and illegal practices. Plagiarism is a punishable offence and is governed by Section 57, 63 and 63(a) of Copyright Act, 1957.

Plagiarism is a fraudulent practice and involves use of another’s work, ideas, figures, tables, images, data sets, etc. as one’s own without proper acknowledgement and permission.   Plagiarism occurs by way of

    • copying a text word-for-word without citation (direct plagiarism)
    • paraphrasing without citation (paraphrasing plagiarism)
    • reusing one’s own previously published work without disclosure (self-plagiarism)
    • using materials from different sources by cut and past method without acknowledging the source (mosaic plagiarism)

Sampratyaya’s Plagiarism Policy

  1. Screening
  • For originality
  • Plagiarism check using checkers like Turnitin, iThenticate, etc. and if found >20% similarity (excluding references, quotations, and methods) the article is sent for revision or rejected

2. Author’s responsibility

  • Ensure that the article is unpublished
  • Disclose overlapping publications or submissions
  • Declaration to the effect of the % of plagiarism and AI use

3. Nature of misconduct and consequences

  • Minor misconduct (<15%): the author is asked to revise
  • Major misconduct (15-20%) discovered
    • before publication: rejected
    • after publication: retracted, with notice issued to author’s institution

4. Editor’s responsibility

  • Copy-editors and reviewers check the incidence of plagiarism by checking citations and acknowledgments and completion of bibliographic information in Sampratyaya
  • Examine methodology properly (Often methodology also hints at originality of a work).

The journal follows COPE guidelines for handling misconduct.

AI Policy

According to UGC Parameters, vide.F.No.:1-1/2018(CARE/JOURNAL), 16 July, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistance is becoming increasingly common in contemporary academic researches. AI assistance improves work flow efficiency, saves time, enhances language quality, and systematic organisation of presentation. Remember: AI assists, but not replaces human expertise– especially in areas requiring critical analysis, originality, and scholarly judgment. However, AI also may generate inaccurate data or a different content. This happens because of its understanding of the command/question and digital access. So, it shall not be exclusively relied upon as an authoritative source without human verification.  Therefore, Sampratyaya acknowledges responsible and transparent use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in academic writing.

Although the use of AI does not currently involve legal complexities, its unregulated application raises serious ethical concerns, particularly with regard to academic integrity and originality.

Objective

Sampratyaya’s AI policy aims to ensure transparency, accountability, academic integrity, originality, and the ethical use of AI assistants in the writing, reviewing, and editing of research papers.

Scope and Permissible Uses

The use of AI is permitted in the following areas, provided it is supervised and validated by the author(s):

Permissible Uses

  • Language editing, spelling and grammar improvement
  • Improving sentence structure and readability
  • Searching citations and bibliographic data
  • Summarizing concepts and literature reviews
  • Generating ideas and supporting theoretical understanding
  • Managing data with human oversight

Prohibited Uses

  • Fabrication of citations or references with AI.
  • Replacement of AI-generated content (ideas, data, literature reviews, or analysis) with original research contribution 

Disclosure

Authors must disclose the use of AI tool in Acknowledgements or Methods section. The purpose use, such as language editing, grammar improvement, etc. also be acknowledged

Responsibility

AI is not the author. It is a tool to assist. Author is accountable for any ethical violation.

Editorial Checks

  • Editors may use AI-detection tools to check spelling and grammar.
  • Undisclosed or fraudulent AI use may result in rejection or retraction.

Plagiarism Policy Related to AI Use

A maximum of 20% AI-assisted content is allowed based on the detection by Turnitin, iThenticate or equivalent plagiarism detection tools. > 20% will be rejected on grounds   plagiarism.