EJGG is committed to maintaining high standards through a rigorous peer-review together with strict ethical policies. Any infringements of professional ethical codes, such as plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, bogus claims of authorship, should be taken very seriously by the editors with zero tolerance. An Initial Plagiarism Check is carried out for every manuscript submitted to EJGG. The check starts with a standardized Google search. In addition, the online tool Open Access Plagiarism Search (OAPS) is used. A Detailed Plagiarism Check is performed if deemed necessary. The submitted manuscript should not have been previously published in any form and must not be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.