Dear Sir,
I am happy to know your answer regarding in this aspect.
1. What is the minimum percent of similarity index for publication of manuscript?
2. What is the minimum percent of similarity index from a single paper for publication of manuscript?
3. Can you suggest me a suitable source to rectify the plagiarism which is more similar to iThenticate. It should be free of cost if you know such reliable source then informed in below comments box.
Thanks
The permitted similarity index depends upon the particular journal policy. I am doing research in materials processing field. Most journals in this field allow upto 30% similarity index. Some journals do not allow more than 10%. For example, Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, Springer. New journals and open access journals may allow in excess of 30% while predatory journal don't care about similarity index.
Currently plagiarism softwares are matching at least 3 words in the same position in a sentence. Hence, it may be difficult to write a manuscript with less than 10% similarity index in an established field.
I am not aware of any softwares to reduce similarity index. I used to go through the plagiarism reports before submitting the manuscript. I would sit and think how to change that sentence without changing the meaning and escaping plagiarism. In my research area, it is extremely difficult to change some sentences in experimental section. I leave as such in each manuscript.
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