Adoption of similarity verification software

RBEUR employs the freeware tool CopySpider during the pre-evaluation stage to detect potential similarities with previously published materials available online. The determination of whether such similarities constitute plagiarism or self-plagiarism rests with the editors, who, in accordance with the journal’s ethical standards, assess whether the authors have breached any ethical principles.

At the time of submission, authors are required to provide a statement indicating whether the research was approved by an institutional ethics committee.