EcoFin: Journal of Economics and Financial Accounting is committed to upholding academic integrity by ensuring that all submitted manuscripts are original and free from plagiarism.

Screening Process:

• All submitted manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software (such as Turnitin or iThenticate) prior to the peer review stage.

• The maximum acceptable similarity index is 20%, and substantial overlap in core sections (methodology, results, discussion) is not allowed.

Actions on Plagiarism:

• In cases of minor plagiarism (e.g., improperly cited quotations or references), authors will be asked to revise the manuscript.

• In cases of major plagiarism (e.g., direct copying without proper attribution, including self-plagiarism), the manuscript will:

  • Be automatically rejected,

  • And the author(s) may face submission restrictions for a specified period.

The journal encourages all authors to cite sources properly and ethically, and to paraphrase appropriately when incorporating ideas from other works.