PsyMotion: Journal of Sport Psychology and Movement Science is committed to maintaining originality, academic honesty, and publication integrity by conducting plagiarism screening for submitted manuscripts.
Every manuscript submitted to the journal may be checked using plagiarism detection software or similarity screening tools before proceeding to the peer review process.
Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original and have not been published elsewhere.
Manuscripts are screened to identify text overlap, improper citation, duplicate publication, and potential plagiarism.
Manuscripts with unacceptable similarity levels or suspected plagiarism may be returned, revised, rejected, or investigated further.
Authors submit manuscripts through the journal’s online submission system according to the author guidelines.
The editorial team checks manuscript completeness, formatting, scope relevance, and compliance with publication requirements.
The manuscript may be checked using plagiarism detection software or similarity screening tools to identify text overlap and potential plagiarism.
The editorial team reviews the similarity report and considers whether the overlap is acceptable, properly cited, or potentially problematic.
Based on the screening results, the manuscript may proceed to review, be returned for revision, be rejected, or be investigated further.
Plagiarism may appear in several forms. Authors are expected to properly cite sources, paraphrase responsibly, and avoid using another person’s work without appropriate acknowledgment.
Copying text, ideas, data, or findings from another source without proper citation or acknowledgment.
Reusing substantial parts of the author’s own previously published work without proper citation or disclosure.
Rewriting another author’s work with only minor changes while retaining the original structure or meaning without citation.
Submitting or publishing substantially the same manuscript in more than one journal or publication venue.
Providing incomplete, misleading, incorrect, or fabricated references to support manuscript content.
Using tables, figures, images, datasets, or research results from other sources without permission or proper attribution.
Similarity percentage is not the only basis for editorial decisions. The editorial team evaluates the nature of similarity, citation quality, source overlap, methodological wording, and whether the manuscript contains properly quoted or referenced materials.
Minor similarity may be acceptable when it comes from references, common terminology, methods, or properly cited sources.
Moderate similarity may require editorial assessment, author clarification, or manuscript revision.
High similarity or unattributed overlap may lead to rejection or further misconduct investigation.
Submit only original manuscripts
Properly cite all sources used in the manuscript
Use quotation marks when directly quoting text
Avoid duplicate submission and duplicate publication
Ensure figures, tables, and data are properly attributed
Revise manuscript when similarity concerns are identified
Manuscripts with acceptable similarity and proper citation may proceed to the peer review process.
Authors may be asked to revise the manuscript if similarity is caused by poor paraphrasing, excessive quotation, or citation issues.
The editorial team may request explanations, original sources, or supporting documents from the authors.
Manuscripts may be rejected when significant plagiarism, duplicate publication, or academic misconduct is identified.
If plagiarism concerns are discovered after publication, the journal may issue corrections or editorial notices.
Published articles may be retracted if serious plagiarism or unethical publication practices are confirmed.
The journal may use plagiarism detection software or similarity checking tools to support editorial screening. However, the final decision is made by the editorial team after evaluating the similarity report, manuscript context, citation accuracy, and ethical considerations.
A similarity report does not automatically determine plagiarism. The editorial team reviews the report carefully to distinguish between acceptable overlap and unethical copying.
PsyMotion is committed to preventing plagiarism and maintaining academic integrity. All submitted manuscripts may be screened for similarity, and authors are responsible for ensuring that their work is original, properly cited, and ethically prepared.
