Screening for Plagiarism

All manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Research and Theory Letters (BRTL) will be screened using the Turnitin similarity detection tool. The journal will immediately reject any paper that indicates plagiarism or self‑plagiarism with a similarity index exceeding 20%.

BRTL is committed to ensuring that all authors comply with international standards of academic integrity, particularly regarding plagiarism.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism occurs when an author takes ideas, information, or words from another source without proper credit. Even if unintentional, plagiarism is considered a serious academic violation and is unacceptable in international scholarly publishing.

Citation Requirements

• Specific Information: When authors use detailed information (e.g., names, dates, places, statistical data) from a source, proper citation is required. Exceptions apply only to widely known facts or common knowledge (e.g., “Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world”).

• Ideas: When authors adopt or build upon another scholar’s idea—whether related to methodology, interpretation, or theoretical development—a citation is required. Authors may then elaborate on the idea, but the original source must still be acknowledged.

• Direct Quotations: When four or more consecutive words are identical to a source, quotation marks must be used along with a citation. A citation alone is insufficient.

Editorial Responsibility

Biomedical Research and Theory Letters (BRTL) takes academic integrity very seriously. The editors reserve the right to withdraw acceptance or retract a paper found to violate these standards, even after publication.