The Gujarat Journal of Extension Education (GJoEE) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, originality, and ethical publishing practices. All submitted manuscripts are subjected to plagiarism screening to ensure that the published content is original and free from unethical copying or inappropriate reuse of previously published material.

All manuscripts submitted to GJoEE undergo plagiarism checking before entering the peer-review process. The GJoEE uses recognized plagiarism detection software - “DrillBit” to identify similarities between the submitted manuscript and existing published literature, online sources, and other academic documents.

The plagiarism check includes:
• Similarity with published research articles, conference papers, books, reports, and online sources.
• Detection of copied text, inappropriate paraphrasing, and unacknowledged reuse of previously published content.
• Identification of self-plagiarism or duplicate publication.
Exclusion of material while checking:
• All quoted material
• Matches up to 10 words
• All material (i.e. figures/images and tables) used with the permission of the original sources
• Bibliography

GJoEE follows the following similarity screening criteria:
• Similarity below 10%: The manuscript may proceed for further editorial evaluation and peer review.
• Similarity between 10–20%: The manuscript may be returned to the authors for revision, proper citation, and removal of overlapping content.
• Similarity above 20%: The manuscript may be rejected at the editorial stage due to substantial similarity with existing literature.
Note: Similarity percentages are considered along with the nature of matched content. Properly cited references, common methodological terms, and unavoidable technical phrases may be excluded during evaluation.

Authors submitting manuscripts to GJoEE must ensure that:
• The submitted work is original and has not been published elsewhere.
• All sources, ideas, data, and statements borrowed from other works are properly acknowledged through appropriate citations and references.
• Any reused content from the authors’ previous publications is clearly disclosed and appropriately cited.
• The manuscript is not simultaneously submitted to another journal.
• All authors approve the final version of the manuscript before submission.

If plagiarism or unethical reuse of content is detected:
Before Publication:
• The manuscript may be returned to authors for clarification or correction.
• Serious cases of plagiarism may result in rejection of the manuscript.
• The editorial board may restrict future submissions from authors involved in severe ethical violations.
After Publication: If plagiarism is identified after publication, GJoEE reserves the right to:
• Conduct an investigation following publication ethics guidelines.
• Publish a correction, expression of concern, or retraction notice as appropriate.
• Remove the article from the journal website in cases of confirmed serious misconduct.

Authors must ensure that:
• Figures, tables, photographs, and datasets taken from other sources have proper permission and citation.
• Original data and research findings are presented honestly.
• Any modification or adaptation of previously published material is clearly acknowledged.

The Gujarat Journal of Extension Education (GJoEE) evaluates all submitted manuscripts using Turnitin (AI detection tool), including its AI writing detection features.
• AI-generated content score below 5%: The manuscript may proceed for further editorial evaluation and peer review.
• AI-generated content score above 5%: The manuscript may be returned to the authors for clarification, revision, or rejected at the discretion of the Editorial Board.

Plagiarism reports and similarity analysis results are treated as confidential editorial documents and are shared only with authors, editors, and relevant reviewers when required.

Applicable To: All manuscripts submitted to Gujarat Journal of Extension Education (GJoEE)

Editorial Board
Gujarat Journal of Extension Education (GJoEE)