1. Statement of Principle and Zero-Tolerance Thresholds

To safeguard the integrity of the academic record, TSUJCMS enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy regarding plagiarism, data fabrication, and redundant publication (self-plagiarism). Every manuscript submitted to the journal is systematically screened using professional text-matching and content-authentication software during the initial editorial desk review. Any submission exhibiting a text-matching similarity index exceeding 20% will face immediate desk rejection without entering the peer-review pipeline.

2. Responsible AI Text Boundaries

While the journal upholds the responsible and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for linguistic refinement and grammatical editing, the work must remain fundamentally the original creation of the authors. Any manuscript displaying an AI-generated text threshold exceeding 20% will be automatically desk-rejected. Furthermore, authors are strictly required to explicitly declare the use of any generative AI tools within the methodology or acknowledgement section of the manuscript, clearly detailing the specific model employed (e.g., ChatGPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet) and the exact scope of its application.

3. Classifications of Misconduct

The journal recognizes and penalises several forms of academic plagiarism:

· Direct Plagiarism: Unattributed, word-for-word copying of text from published or unpublished sources.

· Paraphrasing Plagiarism: Appropriating the unique ideas, arguments, or conceptual frameworks of another researcher without explicit citation, even if the words have been modified.

· Text Recycling (Self-Plagiarism): Submitting portions of the author’s own previously published work, datasets, or conference proceedings without appropriate cross-referencing or justification.

· Data Fabrication and Falsification: Constructing artificial empirical data (including AI-fabricated correlation matrices, t-tests, or regression models) or manipulating qualitative transcripts to misrepresent research outcomes.

4. Disciplinary Procedures for Breaches

If plagiarism or ethical misconduct is detected at any stage of the publishing lifecycle, the TSUJCMS Editorial Board will execute the following standard protocols:

· Pre-Publication: If a breach is discovered during the desk review or peer-review process, the manuscript is instantly rejected. The editorial office will issue a formal warning to the authors, and a report may be forwarded to their home institution or university faculty board.

· Post-Publication: If pervasive plagiarism or data fraud is proven after an article has been published, the journal will immediately issue a formal retraction notice in strict alignment with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines, and the article's digital metadata will be updated to permanently reflect the retraction.