The Journal of Mathematics operates a zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism in any form. Every submission is screened for textual similarity before it is sent for peer review, and again before final publication.

Screening

Similarity screening is carried out using [ name of screening software, e.g. Turnitin or iThenticate ]. The report is reviewed by the editorial office; a numerical score alone never determines the outcome, because legitimate matches to reference lists, standard definitions and the authors' own prior abstracts are common in mathematical writing.

Thresholds

Overall similarity	Normal action
Below [ X ]%	Acceptable; the manuscript proceeds to peer review.
Between [ X ]% and [ Y ]%	Returned to the authors for revision and resubmission with proper citation and rewriting.
Above [ Y ]%, or a single source above [ Z ]%	Rejected without review.

What counts as plagiarism

• Reproducing text, proofs, figures or tables from another source without quotation marks and attribution.
• Paraphrasing another author's argument closely while presenting it as original.
• Reusing substantial portions of one's own previously published work without disclosure, known as redundant or self-plagiarism.
• Splitting a single study into several papers to inflate a publication record, known as salami slicing.
• Citing sources that were not consulted, or copying a reference list from another paper.

Consequences

Plagiarism detected before publication results in rejection. Plagiarism detected after publication results in retraction, a permanent retraction notice attached to the article record, and notification of the authors' institution. The journal may decline further submissions from the authors concerned for a defined period. Authors bear full responsibility for the originality of the content they submit.