Plagiarism Policy

The California Journal of Silicon Valley does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism includes copying text, ideas, data, figures, or other material without proper attribution, as well as self-plagiarism (redundant or duplicate publication).

Screening

Submissions are checked for similarity using a similarity-checking tool before peer review and may be re-checked before publication. Similarity reports are interpreted by editors; a numerical score alone does not determine a decision.

Actions

Before publication: Minor overlap may require revision and proper citation; substantial plagiarism results in rejection.
After publication: Confirmed plagiarism will be handled under the Publication Ethics policy and may lead to correction or retraction.
Serious or repeated cases may be reported to the authors' institutions.

Text Recycling and Preprints

Limited reuse of authors' own methods descriptions must be cited. Posting a preprint is permitted and should be disclosed at submission.