Plagiarism and Originality

Global Agricultural Innovations (GAI) requires original work and applies publication-ethics procedures to plagiarism, unattributed reuse and redundant publication.

Originality and Attribution

Authors must correctly cite and acknowledge ideas, text, data, images, methods and other material derived from previous work. Quotation, paraphrase and reuse must comply with copyright and scholarly conventions.

Screening

Submissions may be examined using similarity-detection software and editorial checks before or during peer review. A similarity score is not by itself proof of plagiarism; editors assess the nature, extent, source and context of matched material.

Unacceptable Practices

• Direct copying without attribution
• Close paraphrasing or mosaic plagiarism
• Self-plagiarism or undisclosed recycling of substantial material
• Duplicate or redundant publication
• Unattributed use of data, figures, tables, images or ideas
• Fabricated citations, data or results

Editorial Action

Minor attribution problems may require correction before review. Significant plagiarism or deceptive duplicate publication may result in rejection. If misconduct is discovered after publication, GAI may issue a correction, expression of concern or retraction and may contact relevant institutions when justified.

Author Responsibility

Authors are responsible for the originality and lawful content of their submissions, including material produced with the assistance of automated tools. The use of generative artificial intelligence must not replace accountable human authorship and should be disclosed when it materially affected the work.

Complaints and Evidence

Allegations should identify the affected work and provide supporting evidence. GAI will seek a fair response from the authors and will avoid decisions based solely on anonymous or unsupported claims.