Anti-plagiarism Policy

etecting textual similarities.

During the initial evaluation phase, the editorial team analyzes the percentage of coincidences and verifies the correct citation of the sources used. If the iThenticate report reveals a high level of similarity or identifies overlapping content without proper attribution, the manuscript may be rejected immediately or returned to the authors for correction, depending on the severity of the case.

Sage Sphere Higher Education adheres to the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and applies its principles to handle any cases of plagiarism, duplication, data manipulation, or other scientific misconduct. In serious situations, the journal reserves the right to notify the institutions linked to the authors and to impose editorial sanctions in accordance with international standards of ethics in scholarly publishing.