Plagiarism Policy

Design History (DH) is committed to upholding the highest standards of scholarly integrity. Plagiarism in any form is a serious violation of academic ethics and is strictly prohibited.

DH conducts duplicate checking of all submissions and performs academic misconduct reviews—including plagiarism, improper citation, and undisclosed AI-generated content—both before and after publication. Any plagiarism that violates academic ethics will not be tolerated, and the journal reserves the right to retract published articles found to be in violation.

Definition of Plagiarism

• Verbatim Copying: Reproducing text without quotation marks and proper citation.
• Paraphrasing Without Attribution: Rewriting another’s ideas without citing the source.
• Idea Appropriation: Using another’s original concepts without acknowledgment.
• Self-Plagiarism: Reusing one’s own previously published work without proper attribution or disclosure.
• Image and Data Plagiarism: Using figures, tables, or datasets without permission and attribution.
• AI-Generated Content Without Disclosure: Presenting AI-generated text, data, or analysis as original work without proper disclosure.

Detection

All manuscripts are screened using industry-standard plagiarism detection software before peer review. The journal also screens for undisclosed AI-generated content. Manuscripts with significant unattributed overlap or undisclosed AI content will be flagged for investigation.

Thresholds and Evaluation

No fixed similarity percentage automatically constitutes plagiarism. The editorial team evaluates all flagged content case-by-case, considering nature, extent, and context. Properly cited quotations and standard terminology are excluded.

Consequences

• Pre-review: Immediate rejection without peer review.
• During review: Review halted, and manuscript rejected.
• After publication: Article retracted per COPE Retraction Guidelines with a public retraction notice.
• Author sanctions: Submission ban for a specified period; notification of institutions and funding agencies.

Post-Publication Monitoring

DH maintains ongoing checks for academic misconduct after publication. Articles found to involve misconduct will be retracted and a public statement issued.

Author Responsibilities

• Properly cite all sources.
• Use quotation marks for direct quotes with accurate citations.
• Paraphrase thoroughly in your own words with attribution.
• Disclose reuse of previously published material.
• Disclose all AI tool usage in manuscript preparation.
• Obtain copyright permission for reproduced materials.

Appeals

Authors wishing to appeal an editorial decision may submit a written appeal to the Editor-in-Chief at dh@michelangelo-scholar.com. All appeals will be reviewed by the Editorial Board.

DH follows COPE guidelines. For further information: https://publicationethics.org