{"id":9074,"date":"2025-05-31T04:17:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T04:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcsoc-forum.org\/site\/?page_id=9074"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:21:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:21:02","slug":"similarity-plagiarism-and-self-plagiarism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcsoc-forum.org\/site\/index.php\/similarity-plagiarism-and-self-plagiarism\/","title":{"rendered":"Similarity, Plagiarism, and Self-Plagiarism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  Since IEEE MCSoC papers will be submitted to <strong>IEEE Xplore<\/strong>, all submitted content must comply with <strong>IEEE\u2019s plagiarism policies<\/strong>. The conference uses the <strong>CrossCheck<\/strong> database via EDAS to screen all submissions for potential plagiarism.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"color: #2E7D32; margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Reference Links<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/publications\/rights\/plagiarism\/id-plagiarism.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2E7D32; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">IEEE CrossCheck Policy<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossref.org\/services\/similarity-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #2E7D32; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">CrossRef CrossCheck<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 style=\"color: #2E7D32; margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Similarity Scores and Report Review<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  Similarity scores and scan reports are generated by an external provider, not the conference itself. Authors should carefully review their online similarity report to:\n<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  <li>Understand how the score was determined<\/li>\n  <li>Identify sections that may need revision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; background-color: #E8F5E9; padding: 15px; border-left: 5px solid #2E7D32; border-radius: 4px; margin: 20px 0; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  To be eligible for IEEE Xplore publication: <strong>Total similarity rate must not exceed 30%<\/strong>.\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  The similarity score and report are provided only for the initial submission. Revised versions will not receive a new report from the conference.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"color: #2E7D32; margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Required Actions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  If your manuscript includes content (text, figures, tables, etc.) from previously published sources, you must:\n<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  <li>Remove, replace, rewrite, or redraw the material<\/li>\n  <li>Ensure compliance with IEEE standards based on your similarity report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; margin-top: 25px; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n  Thank you for upholding the integrity and originality of your submission to the IEEE MCSoC Forum.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since IEEE MCSoC papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore, all submitted content must comply with IEEE\u2019s plagiarism policies. 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