Plagiarism Policy

The Economic Review of the European Union maintains a strict plagiarism policy, and all authors must adhere to it carefully.

Plagiarism is unacceptable in submissions to the journal. As per the journal's policy, the Similarity Index must not exceed 19%, and no more than 5% similarity should be from a single source.

If a manuscript is derived from an author's M.Phil./M.S. or Ph.D. thesis, the author must declare the thesis title, supervisor's name, department, university, and the year of submission on the institution’s original letterhead during the submission process.

Instances of plagiarism, data fabrication, and image manipulation will not be tolerated. Plagiarism includes reproducing text, ideas, images, or data from another source, even from the author's prior publications, without proper citation. Reuse of text from any source must be enclosed in quotation marks, and the original source must be appropriately cited. If a study’s design or manuscript's structure or language is inspired by previous works, those works must be explicitly referenced.

If plagiarism is detected during peer review, the manuscript may be rejected. If plagiarism is identified after publication, the journal may issue a correction or retract the paper, and the author(s) may be disqualified from submitting future work to the Economic Review of the European Union.

Images must not be manipulated or adjusted in any way that could distort the original data or mislead the interpretation. Prohibited manipulations include: (1) adding, removing, or enhancing features in the original image; (2) combining images that should be shown separately (e.g., images from different sections or studies); or (3) altering contrast, brightness, or color balance to obscure or exaggerate information. If image manipulation is detected and confirmed during peer review, the manuscript may be rejected. If detected post-publication, the paper may be corrected or retracted, and the authors may be banned from future submissions.

The in-house editors will investigate any allegations of publication misconduct, and they may contact the authors' institutions or funders if necessary. If misconduct is confirmed, appropriate action, including correction or retraction, will be taken, and the author(s) may be disqualified from future submissions to the Economic Review of the European Union.