Plagiarism Policy

The Pan African Journal of Hospitality (PAJH) maintains a strict policy against plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct.

Plagiarism includes presenting another person's words, ideas, data, images, research findings, or other intellectual contributions as one's own without appropriate acknowledgement.

Forms of Misconduct

PAJH considers the following unacceptable:

  • Plagiarism
  • Self-plagiarism
  • Duplicate publication
  • Fabrication of data
  • Falsification of data
  • Manipulation of research findings
  • Improper attribution
  • Unethical authorship
  • Citation manipulation

Plagiarism Screening

Submitted manuscripts may be screened using appropriate plagiarism-detection tools.

Where significant plagiarism or other academic misconduct is identified, the manuscript may be rejected.

Published Articles

If plagiarism or serious research misconduct is discovered after publication, PAJH may take appropriate action, which may include:

  • Publication of a correction
  • Publication of an editorial notice
  • Retraction of the article
  • Notification of relevant institutions where appropriate

Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts submitted to PAJH meet acceptable standards of originality and scholarly integrity.