The GRWS International Journal of Applied Commerce and Strategic Management is committed to publishing original, accurately attributed, and ethically prepared scholarly work. The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, unattributed copying, deceptive text reuse, fabricated citations, unauthorised translation, or misappropriation of intellectual contributions.
All submitted manuscripts may be examined through editorial assessment, reference verification, and similarity-detection tools before peer review, during revision, or post-publication.
Plagiarism occurs when an author presents another person’s words, ideas, arguments, data, methods, results, images, tables, figures, structure, or computational models as their own without appropriate acknowledgement.
Verbatim copying without quotes/citation, or combining phrases from multiple sources with minor adjustments.
Changing a few words while preserving sentence order without source acknowledgement. Requires genuine restatement.
Using another’s theory, research design, or model without credit, or translating non-English text as original work.
Reusing datasets, statistical outputs, figures, scales, or tables without proper citation and copyright permission.
Unattributed adaptation of computational algorithms, software scripts, or open-source programming code.
Submitting ghostwritten, purchased, or commercial third-party research is treated as severe publication fraud.
Substantial reuse of one’s own previously published text, data, or figures without disclosure is prohibited. Limited reuse of standard methodology text is acceptable only if accurately cited and non-deceptive.
Simultaneous submissions, salami-slicing single studies into multiple papers, or republishing identical findings are banned. Related theses, preprints, or working papers must be declared upon submission.
Submitted manuscripts undergo automated similarity screening and manual editorial auditing. A numerical score alone does not determine plagiarism; legitimate matches occur in references, standard methodology, or disclosed preprints. Conversely, low scores may hide serious idea copying. Final decisions depend on context, overlap distribution, citation quality, and deceptive intent.
Invented sources, false DOIs, unconsulted citations, and fictitious AI-generated references constitute serious academic misconduct.
AI must not be used to disguise source text, fabricate data, or conceal plagiarism. Authors retain full accountability for content.
Verbatim text must be placed in quotation marks with exact page numbers. Excessive quoting degrades originality.
Inverted citations or limited unformatted quotes may be returned for correction and improved paraphrasing prior to external review without guaranteed acceptance.
Substantial copying results in desk rejection, termination of review, withdrawal of acceptance, institutional alerts, formal article retractions, or future submission bans.
Investigations protect author dignity. Information is shared strictly with editors, ethics bodies, and affected copyright owners.
Reviewers/editors must never misappropriate unpublished manuscript text, data, or concepts for personal publications.
Written appeals detailing software errors, disclosed preprints, or licensing rights are re-assessed by independent experts.
The GRWS International Journal of Applied Commerce and Strategic Management requires all submissions to demonstrate rigorous originality, proper attribution, and respect for intellectual property. Authors, reviewers, and editors share joint responsibility for safeguarding the scholarly record against plagiarism.