The Journal of Quantum Science and Technology (JQST), published by ResaGate Global, publishes only original work. Every manuscript is checked for similarity before it is sent for review.

1. What counts as plagiarism

• Copying: using text, ideas, images or data from another source without proper credit.
• Paraphrasing without credit: rewording another person's ideas or results without citing them.
• Self-plagiarism: reusing your own published work without citing it.
• Duplicate submission: sending the same or a very similar paper to more than one journal at the same time.

2. How manuscripts are checked

• Every submission is screened with similarity-detection software.
• Manuscripts with significant overlap with other work are investigated further by an editor.

3. What happens if plagiarism is found

• Minor overlap: the authors are asked to correct it and cite the sources properly.
• Significant plagiarism before publication: the manuscript is rejected and the authors are told why.
• Plagiarism found after publication: the article may be retracted, with a published notice giving the reason.

4. Author responsibilities

• Submit only original work, and cite or quote every source you use.
• Use quotation marks for any text quoted word for word.
• Get permission to reuse figures, tables or images from other publications.

5. Ethical standards

The journal follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) when handling suspected plagiarism. Questions: editor@jqst.org.