Anti-plagiarism policy

Plagiarism is not tolerated in Journal DYCSVICTORIA. Therefore, all submissions will be screened using Turnitin’s iThenticate software to detect evidence of similarity that may constitute potential plagiarism (copying text or results from other sources without proper attribution) or self-plagiarism (reproducing a substantial portion of one’s own previously published work without appropriate citation, presenting the results as original).

If a manuscript exceeds 20 percent similarity with previously published content, it will be returned to the author(s) for revision and resubmission. If, upon resubmission, the manuscript again exceeds the established similarity threshold, it will be rejected.

Likewise, the manuscript will be analyzed using Turnitin’s iThenticate software to identify the percentage of content generated through artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

Researchers who use AI tools in the development of their work must explicitly disclose such use in the methodology section, as well as in the corresponding sections of the manuscript. In addition, they must inform the Journal’s Editorial Team at the time of submission, specifying the following:

a) The AI tool(s) used.

b) The stage(s) of the research process in which each tool was used.

c) The purpose for which each tool was used.

d) The contribution of the AI tool(s) to the research results.

Limitations on the Use of AI

a) Authorship of the manuscript must be exclusively human, as authorship entails judgment and responsibility that AI tools cannot assume. Therefore, submissions listing AI as an author or co-author will not be accepted.

b) Any use of AI in the content of a submission must be disclosed in writing to the Journal’s Editorial Team; otherwise, the manuscript may be rejected.

c) AI tools must not be cited as sources or included in the references of manuscripts submitted for publication.

d) The use of any AI tool for the creation or modification of images, including graphs, tables, charts, diagrams, photographs, and similar materials, is not permitted. The origin and authenticity of such materials must be preserved and respected, except when AI use serves a pedagogical purpose within the research process and is explicitly disclosed.