Plagiarism and AI Content Policy

The Academic Matrix International Journal is committed to maintaining originality, academic integrity, transparency, and ethical standards in scholarly publishing. All manuscripts submitted to the journal must represent the authors’ original work and must be free from plagiarism, unauthorized duplication, fabricated information, and undisclosed artificial intelligence-generated content.

1. Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism includes copying words, ideas, data, images, tables, figures, arguments, or research findings from another source without proper acknowledgement. Self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, patchwriting, inappropriate paraphrasing, and the reuse of previously published material without citation are also considered forms of academic misconduct.

2. Similarity Screening

Every submitted manuscript may be examined using recognized plagiarism-detection software before or during the editorial review process. Similarity reports are evaluated carefully because properly quoted material, references, standard terminology, and commonly used academic expressions may also appear in the report. The editorial decision is based on the nature and source of the similarity rather than only on the overall percentage.

3. Acceptable Similarity

Authors are expected to keep the overall similarity index below 15%, excluding references, quotations, and unavoidable technical expressions. Significant similarity from any single source is not acceptable. Manuscripts exceeding the permitted level may be returned for correction, declined, or investigated further depending on the seriousness of the issue.

4. Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools

Artificial intelligence tools may be used only for limited assistance, such as improving grammar, language clarity, translation, formatting, or organization. Such tools must not replace the author’s intellectual contribution, critical analysis, interpretation, originality, or responsibility for the manuscript.

5. AI-Generated Content

Manuscripts consisting substantially of artificial intelligence-generated text, fabricated references, automatically produced arguments, invented data, manipulated images, or unsupported conclusions will not be considered for publication. Authors must carefully verify the accuracy, originality, citations, facts, data, and interpretations contained in all submitted material.

6. Disclosure of AI Use

Any significant use of artificial intelligence tools in writing, translation, data analysis, image generation, coding, or research preparation must be clearly disclosed in the manuscript. The disclosure should mention the name of the tool, its purpose, and the manner in which it was used. Routine spelling or grammar correction generally does not require detailed disclosure.

7. AI Tools and Authorship

Artificial intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors because they cannot accept responsibility, provide consent, declare conflicts of interest, transfer copyright, or respond to ethical concerns. All listed authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of the manuscript.

8. References and Citations

Authors must verify every reference before submission. Artificial intelligence tools may generate incomplete, incorrect, misleading, or fabricated references. The inclusion of false or unverifiable citations may result in the manuscript being returned, declined, withdrawn, or retracted.

9. Responsibilities of Reviewers and Editors

Reviewers and editors must not upload confidential manuscripts, review reports, author information, or unpublished research data into public artificial intelligence platforms. They must protect the confidentiality, privacy, and intellectual property rights of authors throughout the editorial and peer-review process.

10. Action against Misconduct

When plagiarism, undisclosed artificial intelligence use, fabricated content, duplicate publication, or other misconduct is detected, the journal may request clarification or revision from the authors. Depending on the severity of the violation, the manuscript may be declined, a published article may be corrected or retracted, and the authors’ institution may be informed.

11. Author Responsibility

By submitting a manuscript to The Academic Matrix International Journal, the authors confirm that the work is original, properly cited, factually accurate, ethically prepared, and compliant with the journal’s plagiarism and artificial intelligence content policy. Authors remain responsible for all content submitted and published under their names.