GOVERNANCE Journal of Public Management upholds the highest standards of academic integrity. Plagiarism, including but not limited to copying text, data, or ideas without proper attribution, is strictly prohibited. All submitted manuscripts are checked for plagiarism using reliable plagiarism detection software.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism refers to the act of presenting someone else’s work, ideas, or intellectual property as your own. This includes:

• Copying or paraphrasing text without proper citation.
• Using data, images, or research findings without attribution.
• Submitting previously published work or parts of work without proper citation or permission.

Policy Enforcement

• Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism may be rejected immediately.
• Authors found to have plagiarized may be banned from submitting to the journal for a period of time.
• In cases of significant misconduct, appropriate actions, including reporting to the authors' affiliated institutions, may be taken.

Author Responsibility

• Authors must ensure that all sources are properly cited and referenced in accordance with APA 7th Edition style.
• Any form of self-plagiarism, such as reusing significant parts of previously published work without proper citation, is also prohibited.

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that their work is original and free from plagiarism.