Plagiarism involves copying and presenting existing results, data, or ideas without proper citation, referencing, or permission from the original source. All articles submitted to the *Journal of Teacher Well-Being* will undergo an initial plagiarism screening using Turnitin to assess the similarity index. Manuscripts must have a similarity level below 20%. Articles with a similarity index exceeding 20% will be automatically rejected without proceeding to peer review. Authors may revise and resubmit their manuscripts after addressing the plagiarism concerns. The *Journal of Teacher Well-Being* has a strict zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism and fraudulent data.