Plagiarism Policy

The scholarly collection "SCIENTIFIC HERALD OF TCHAIKOVSKY NATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF UKRAINE” adheres to the principles of academic integrity and does not accept for publication materials containing indications of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, improper borrowing, falsification, or other forms of unethical scholarly practice.

All manuscripts submitted to the collection undergo mandatory similarity checking prior to peer review. The screening is conducted using the StrikePlagiarism system.

General Provisions

The editorial office proceeds from the principle that a scholarly article must represent an original result of the author’s research.

Any use of external texts, ideas, data, images, musical examples, archival materials, visual or audiovisual sources, etc., must be accompanied by an appropriate reference to the source.

Similarity checking is a mandatory stage of editorial assessment and is conducted in order to detect improper borrowing and ensure the quality of scholarly publications.

What Constitutes a Violation

Violations of this policy include, among others:

  • plagiarism—the use of another author’s text, ideas, data, or results without appropriate citation;
  • self-plagiarism—the reuse of substantial fragments of previously published works without proper acknowledgment;
  • improper citation—borrowing with formal referencing but in a volume or form that misrepresents the author’s contribution;
  • duplicate publication—submission of material that has already been published in full or in substantially similar form;
  • mosaic plagiarism—compilation of fragments from different sources with minimal changes without adequate scholarly processing;
  • improper use of visual, musical, archival, or audiovisual materials without proper citation or legal grounds.

Procedure for Similarity Checking

All manuscripts submitted to the collection are checked for textual similarity before the peer-review process begins.

The StrikePlagiarism report is considered a supporting tool for editorial evaluation and is not the sole basis for editorial decisions.

When analyzing similarity results, the editorial office takes into account:

  • the overall nature of detected similarities;
  • their volume and location in the text;
  • the presence or absence of appropriate references;
  • the specificity of scholarly apparatus, established terminology, titles, quotations, bibliographies, and normative wording;
  • the proportion of properly cited quotations versus unattributed borrowed fragments.

The editorial office evaluates not only the quantitative similarity score but primarily the substantive nature of the overlaps.

Editorial Actions in Case of Violations

If improper borrowing or other violations of academic integrity are detected, the editorial office may:

  • return the manuscript to the author for revision;
  • request clarification regarding the problematic fragments;
  • reject the manuscript without sending it for peer review;
  • remove the manuscript from consideration at any stage of the editorial process.

If violations are identified after publication, the editorial office may:

  • publish a correction or editorial clarification;
  • retract the article;
  • take other editorial measures in accordance with the collection’s publication ethics policy.

The author bears responsibility for the content of the article, the correct citation of sources, and compliance with the principles of academic integrity.

Final Provisions

Submission of a manuscript to the collection implies the author’s agreement with this policy. In matters not regulated by this page, the editorial office follows the general publication ethics of the collection and other editorial policies.