Plagiarism Policy

SELDE cares about that the authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. SELDE takes issues of plagiarism  and copyright infringement in order to ensure that the content published is original and trustworthy in publication very seriously.

SELDE, for a high standard and quality peer-review process, aims studiously  to eliminate plagiarism. SELDE's editorial board seeks primary to protect the rights of the authors and the reputation of the journal against malpractice and to investigate and reserve the right to take action claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles.

In the event that SELDE has strong suspicions or evidence of plagiarism or manipulating activities, unpublished contributions will be automatically prevented from further consideration in the journal. In the event that there is evidence of such activity on a If suspicions or evidence of plagiarism is related to any published paper, SELDE  will procure for the paper to be re-reviewed. Editorial decision based on the re-reviews will be taken basis with guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).