Plagiarism involves presenting the language, text, ideas, thoughts, or expressions of others as one's original work. This includes self-plagiarism, which encompasses duplicate or redundant publication, text recycling, and salami slicing. The Future Horizon International Journal of Social Sciences and Educational Research (FHIJSSER) adheres to the plagiarism guidelines, standards, and policies established by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan.
FHIJSSER evaluates the similarity index of submissions using Turnitin software. Reports with a similarity index of up to 40% are shared with authors for review. Submissions exceeding 40% similarity are rejected without further processing. According to HEC guidelines, the overall similarity index must not exceed 19%, with no more than 5% similarity from a single source to ensure the authenticity of the work. Authors who have already checked their work for similarity are encouraged to submit their similarity reports as supplementary files.
Plagiarism constitutes academic misconduct. If detected after publication, the article will be retracted, and the authors may face temporary or permanent debarment, with their parent institution notified for potential disciplinary action under HEC policies. If plagiarism is identified before publication, the article will be rejected, and the authors may be barred from submitting to the journal for one or more years.
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