Screening for Plagiarism Policy

KAJIAN: Journal of Accounting, Management, and Islamic Banking is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are screened for plagiarism using reliable plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin before entering the peer review process.

The journal adopts a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism and other forms of unethical publication practices. Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism may be rejected, returned for revision, or retracted after publication depending on the severity of the case.

Plagiarism Categories Based on Severity

1. Minor Plagiarism

Minor plagiarism occurs when a short passage from another source is used without proper citation, without involving significant ideas, data, or original findings.

Action:
The authors will receive a formal warning and be required to revise the manuscript by adding appropriate citations and correcting the problematic sections.

2. Intermediate Plagiarism

Intermediate plagiarism involves the unattributed use of a substantial portion of another work.

Action:
The manuscript will be rejected, and the authors will be prohibited from submitting to the journal for a period of one year.

3. Severe Plagiarism

Severe plagiarism includes the unauthorized reproduction of major ideas, data, or results from another publication.

Action:
The manuscript will be rejected immediately, and the authors will be barred from submitting to the journal for five years.

Similarity Index Thresholds

Similarity Index Above 40%

Manuscripts with a similarity index exceeding 40% will be rejected outright due to excessive overlap.

Similarity Index Between 20% and 39%

Manuscripts will be returned to the authors for revision and resubmission after improving citation and paraphrasing.

Similarity Index 20% or Below

Manuscripts may proceed to peer review, although minor citation corrections may still be requested.

Plagiarism and Academic Integrity

Plagiarism includes:

  • Using another person’s ideas, data, or words without proper attribution.
  • Copying four or more consecutive words verbatim without quotation marks and citation.
  • Reusing substantial parts of previously published work without acknowledgment.

Authors must provide citations whenever they use:

  • Specific facts, statistics, dates, or names.
  • Theories, methods, and conceptual frameworks.
  • Direct quotations from any source.

Information considered common knowledge does not require citation.

Editorial Actions

The editorial board reserves the right to:

  • Reject manuscripts that violate academic integrity standards.
  • Withdraw acceptance.
  • Retract published articles if plagiarism is discovered after publication.

Authors who require clarification regarding citation practices or plagiarism policies are encouraged to contact the editorial office.