Misconduct and Plagiarism

Cross-Disciplinary Knowledge Systems takes research misconduct and publication malpractice seriously. The journal may investigate suspected misconduct before or after publication.

Research Misconduct

Research misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, image manipulation, data manipulation, inappropriate authorship, duplicate submission, duplicate publication, citation manipulation, misrepresentation of methods or frameworks, and failure to disclose conflicts of interest.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes using another person's words, ideas, figures, data, models, frameworks, theories, methods, or work without proper acknowledgement. It also includes excessive reuse of an author's own previously published work without appropriate citation.

Interdisciplinary Misrepresentation

Interdisciplinary misrepresentation includes presenting concepts from another discipline inaccurately, omitting essential disciplinary context, misusing theories or methods, or claiming originality for established frameworks without proper acknowledgement.

Investigation

If misconduct is suspected, the editorial office may request clarification from the authors, consult reviewers or editors, check documentation, and take appropriate action according to the seriousness of the concern.

Possible Actions

Possible actions include request for correction, rejection, withdrawal, publication of a correction, expression of concern, retraction, or notification to relevant institutions where necessary.

Author Cooperation

Authors are expected to cooperate with any investigation and provide original data, permissions, ethical approvals, source materials, or explanations when requested.