Intellectual Property & Recognition

Reproducing entire or partial third-party intellectual works (books, articles, drawings, etc.), as well as translating, adapting, or imitating them without explicit permission, is strictly prohibited by law. It constitutes a civil/criminal offense and a serious disciplinary violation.

Every creator or co-creator has the right to be recognized as such. Omitting attribution or falsely including a person without substantive creative contribution are serious violations. In group works, the order of contributors is determined by the importance of their contribution.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as incorporating ideas, excerpts, or individual phrases from another work without citing the source. It is a severe academic and disciplinary offense, especially when found in works presented as original.

Researchers must also avoid self-plagiarism (republishing the same work in different venues with trivial changes), aiming to artificially inflate their publication output.

Postgraduate Thesis Rights

The copyright of a postgraduate thesis belongs to the postgraduate student. The thesis must be the result of personal intellectual effort and demonstrate a clear original contribution in order to receive the academic degree.

In later publications derived from the thesis, the supervising professor or other collaborators should be included as co-creators depending on their actual contribution. In every edition or presentation, it is mandatory to acknowledge the University of Thessaly and the Department of Architectural Engineering.

Relevant Legislative Framework