The Editorial Board of Community Engagement Chronicle (CYCLE) strictly prohibits all forms of plagiarism and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity. To ensure originality, all submitted manuscripts and final accepted articles are screened using Turnitin plagiarism detection software.

The journal allows a maximum similarity index of 15%. If the similarity exceeds this threshold, the manuscript will be returned to the authors for revision and resubmission.

Definition
Plagiarism is defined as the use or close imitation of the language, ideas, or work of another author without proper acknowledgment, presenting them as one’s own original work.

Policy
All submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Any content taken from other sources must be clearly identified by:

• Proper citation of the source
• Use of quotation marks where applicable
• Clear differentiation from the original text (e.g., indentation or formatting)

The use of text exceeding fair use standards (generally more than two to three sentences) or the reproduction of graphical materials from other sources requires prior permission from the copyright holder and proper acknowledgment of the original source.

Levels of Plagiarism and Sanctions

Minor Plagiarism
This involves the use of a small portion of text (such as a sentence or short paragraph) without significant appropriation of ideas or data.
Sanction: Authors will receive a warning and will be required to revise the manuscript and properly cite the original sources.

Intermediate Plagiarism
This involves the use of substantial text, data, or ideas without proper citation.
Sanction: The manuscript will be rejected.

Severe Plagiarism
This involves extensive copying, including reproduction of results, data, methods, or significant intellectual content from other publications.
Sanction: The manuscript will be rejected, and the authors may be prohibited from submitting future manuscripts to the journal.

The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for determining the level of plagiarism and enforcing appropriate actions based on the severity of the violation.