Imagen Diagnóstica is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics. All submitted manuscripts are screened for textual similarity using Turnitin before they proceed to peer review.

Authors are required to submit a Turnitin plagiarism report along with their manuscript at the time of submission. The overall similarity index should be less than 20%, and authors are expected to ensure that all sources are appropriately cited and acknowledged.

Manuscripts exhibiting excessive similarity, plagiarism, duplicate publication, or other forms of research misconduct may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected without further consideration. The Editorial Office reserves the right to conduct additional similarity assessments at any stage of the editorial and publication process.

Cases of suspected plagiarism or unethical publication practices are handled in accordance with the recommendations and procedures of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Screening Tool: Turnitin
Required at Submission: Turnitin Similarity Report
Acceptable Similarity Threshold: Overall Similarity Index < 20%
Ethical Guidance: COPE and ICMJE Recommendations