Plagiarism Policy
The Journal of Quantum Artificial Intelligence (JQAI) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical publishing. Plagiarism in any form is considered unacceptable and constitutes a serious violation of publication ethics. This policy establishes the procedures and sanctions applied when plagiarism or other forms of unoriginal work are identified in manuscripts submitted to JQAI. Plagiarism includes the use of another person's ideas, text, data, figures, software, algorithms, source code, or research findings without proper acknowledgment or permission, as well as presenting such material as one's own original work.
Our Policy
All manuscripts submitted to JQAI must be original, unpublished, and not simultaneously under consideration by another journal or conference. Every submission will be screened using plagiarism detection software such as Crossref Similarity Check (Turnitin) before entering the peer-review process.
Authors must appropriately acknowledge all sources used in their work. Direct quotations must be clearly identified using quotation marks or block quotations together with complete citations. Figures, tables, algorithms, software, datasets, source code, and other copyrighted materials reproduced from previous publications require appropriate permission where necessary and must be fully referenced.
When suspected plagiarism is identified, the Editor-in-Chief, together with the Editorial Board, will investigate the case following the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Appropriate editorial actions will be taken according to the severity of the violation.
Levels of Plagiarism
1. Minor Plagiarism
A limited portion of text overlaps with previously published material without proper citation, while the scientific contribution, data, methodology, and conclusions remain original.
Editorial Action: Authors will receive a warning and be required to revise the manuscript, properly cite the original sources, and resubmit the corrected version before further consideration.
2. Moderate Plagiarism
Substantial portions of text, figures, tables, algorithms, software descriptions, or research methods are copied without appropriate attribution, although the manuscript does not entirely duplicate another publication.
Editorial Action: The manuscript will be rejected immediately. The corresponding author and all co-authors may be prohibited from submitting manuscripts to JQAI for a period of one year.
3. Severe Plagiarism
The manuscript reproduces significant portions of another publication, including original ideas, experimental results, datasets, algorithms, software implementations, quantum circuits, figures, or conclusions, or constitutes duplicate publication or fraudulent representation of another author's work.
Editorial Action: The manuscript will be rejected immediately. All authors may be prohibited from submitting manuscripts to JQAI for a period of five years. If the article has already been published, it may be retracted in accordance with the journal's Retraction Policy, and the authors' affiliated institutions may be notified where appropriate.
All listed authors share collective responsibility for the originality and integrity of the submitted manuscript. Consequently, any sanctions resulting from confirmed plagiarism apply equally to all authors unless clear evidence demonstrates individual responsibility.
Repeated violations of this policy by the same author(s) will be reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board. Depending on the severity and recurrence of the misconduct, authors may receive a permanent ban from future submissions to JQAI.
This policy also applies to self-plagiarism or redundant publication. Authors must properly cite and clearly distinguish any previously published work, including journal articles, conference papers, preprints, theses, datasets, software packages, or technical reports that overlap with the submitted manuscript.
Authors wishing to reuse previously published figures, tables, illustrations, algorithms, software code, or other copyrighted materials must obtain permission from the copyright holder whenever required and provide appropriate acknowledgment within the manuscript.
If a manuscript substantially overlaps with another manuscript submitted simultaneously to another journal or conference, or duplicates previously published work without appropriate disclosure, JQAI will treat the case as a serious breach of publication ethics and handle it according to COPE recommendations.
Expanded versions of conference papers may be considered for publication only when they contain substantial new scientific contributions. Authors must disclose the previous conference publication, cite the original source, and ensure compliance with the copyright policies of the conference publisher.
The Editorial Office maintains records of confirmed plagiarism cases and submission restrictions. All submitted manuscripts are checked against these records during the editorial screening process. By submitting a manuscript to JQAI, authors acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to comply with this Plagiarism Policy.