Plagiarism Policy

Shanlax International Journal of English (SIJEg) is totally against any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism is said to have occurred when large portions of an article have been copied from previously published resources. All article(s) submitted for publication to SIJEg are cross-checked for Plagiarism / Similarity Index. Article(s) found to be plagiarized during initial stages of review are out-rightly rejected and not considered for publication in the journal.

In the event of a article being found to be plagiarized after publication, the Chief Editor will conduct preliminary investigation, may be with the help of a suitable committee constituted for the purpose. If the article is found to be plagiarized beyond the acceptable limits, the paper must be formally retracted.

AI Policy

Article must be the original work of the author(s). Article(s) generated by AI tools will not advance to the review or publication stages. If the article is found to be AI-generated after publication, SIJEg will take appropriate action and the article would be formally retracted.