Plagiarism policy

Plagiarism is publication of a paper or its part in an unchanged or modified form including publication of a translation of or its part, under the name of a person who is not the author of this paper;

Editorial Board of the collection accept for publication only original articles that have not been published before. The level of uniqueness of the article is determined by corresponding software. The editorial board of Theory and Practice of Forensic Science and Criminalistics uses the Unicheck software to detect plagiarism. Manuscripts where plagiarism or textual borrowings are found without references to the source are rejected by the editors. Editorial board reserve the right to use any other appropriate resource or software.

Forms of plagiarism include: the use of any content in any volume, images, drawings, photographs, tables, graphs, charts or any other form of graphical presentation of information without reference to the source; use without written permission of authors or copyright holders prohibit the use of their content without specific consent (authors are responsible for obtaining copyright permission for reproduction of illustrations, tables, figures taken from other authors and sources. Permission should be placed at the bottom, under each element).

In combating plagiarism, the editorial board is guided by the relevant Laws of Ukraine and regulations, in particular Art. 50 of the Law of Ukraine "On Copyright and Related Rights" as amended on 01.01.2023. No. 2811-IX, to prevent borrowing in written or electronic form, published in whole or in part under its own name without reference to the author (Art. 69 of the Law of Ukraine "On Higher Education" as amended on 24.03.2024. № 3482-IX) letter of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 111-8681 dated on August 15 Recommendations for the prevention of academic plagiarism and its detection in scientific works (abstracts, dissertations, monographs, scientific reports, articles, etc.) Elsevser recommendations (https://www.elsevier.com/connect/7-ways-to-avoid-academic-plagiarism).

7 ways to avoid academic plagiarism:

Never intentionally plagiarize. It is not worth the risk, because probability of being caught is high and increases every year as more and more institutions buy plagiarism detection software.

Always use quotes and references. It takes a little more effort and time to find accurate quotes and create the right link, but it's very important. There are many freely available programs that simplify preparation and tracking of recommendations.

Paraphrase only when necessary and include references. If possible, use quoted passages and make sure that any match of words with the original is minimal and justified.

Quote the reference while using facts that can be outside the target audience's knowledge base.

Copy phrases with extreme caution if you are not a native speaker. Do not use entire sentences from published works or even phrases consisting of more than three words, unless these phrases are of a purely technical nature, as in the basic description of statistical results.

Always thank people for their ideas to avoid the risk of plagiarism of ideas.

Use of artificial intelligence tools in the preparation of articles and publications has become relevant today. Editorial board and Advisory boards do not object to authors' use of artificial intelligence tools in their research and writing of articles. However, it is very important to maintain transparency and accountability in scientific publications. Generative AI and technologies should only be used to improve readability and language of your work. Authors are fully responsible and accountable for the content of their work. Therefore, we would like to receive messages from the authors where artificial intelligence tools are mentioned. Authors should refrain from using artificial intelligence tools to make decisions or conclusions

If the use of artificial intelligence is detected without proper notification, the article may be withdrawn. By following these recommendations, authors can ensure the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence tools in their materials, preserving the integrity of their research and building trust in the scientific community.

Publication (in part or in full) of own previously published scientific results as new scientific results is self-plagiarism

Self-plagiarism is unethical. An exception can be made for quoting short phrases from your own articles with relevant links.