Screening for Plagiarism Policy
PLAGIARISM POLICY AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
TAUTAN: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora is committed to maintaining academic integrity, originality, and responsible scholarly publishing. All submitted manuscripts may be screened using plagiarism detection software, including Similarity Check powered by Turnitin, to identify potential textual overlap with previously published or publicly available sources.
Similarity reports are used as an initial screening tool. The similarity index alone does not establish whether plagiarism has occurred. Each manuscript is assessed by considering the nature, extent, context, attribution, and source of the similarities identified.
1. Plagiarism Policy Based on Severity
Editorial action will depend on the seriousness and nature of the plagiarism identified.
1.1. Minor Plagiarism
Minor plagiarism occurs when a short passage from another work is reproduced without appropriate attribution, without involving substantial original ideas, significant research findings, or important data.
Editorial action: The author will receive a formal warning and be requested to revise the affected passage, provide appropriate citations, and use quotation marks where verbatim wording is retained. The revised manuscript will be evaluated before further editorial consideration.
1.2. Intermediate Plagiarism
Intermediate plagiarism involves the uncredited reproduction or substantial use of another work without adequate acknowledgment, including the use of substantial text or arguments without proper attribution.
Editorial action: The manuscript will be rejected. The authors may be prohibited from submitting new manuscripts to TAUTAN for one year, following an editorial assessment of the circumstances and seriousness of the violation.
1.3. Severe Plagiarism
Severe plagiarism includes the unauthorized appropriation or reproduction of significant original ideas, research findings, data, or substantial parts of another publication while presenting them as the author's own work.
Editorial action: The manuscript will be rejected immediately. The authors may be prohibited from submitting manuscripts to TAUTAN for five years, following a documented editorial assessment of the case.
2. Editorial Guidance Based on the Similarity Index
The following similarity-index ranges serve as screening guidelines. Editorial decisions will also consider the content and context of the matching text, the quality of citations, the originality of the work, and the source of the overlap.
| Similarity Index | Editorial Guidance |
|---|---|
| Above 40% | The manuscript will normally be rejected when the report indicates extensive unattributed overlap or serious originality concerns. A high score will be examined in context rather than treated as conclusive evidence of plagiarism on its own. |
| 20–39% | The manuscript will be returned for revision when substantial or inadequately attributed similarities are identified. It may be reconsidered after the author corrects the citations, quotations, and paraphrasing. |
| 20% or below | The manuscript may proceed to further editorial assessment if no significant attribution or originality concerns are identified. Minor citation or quotation corrections may still be required. |
A low similarity index does not automatically establish originality, and a high similarity index does not automatically establish plagiarism. The editorial team will review the report and determine the appropriate action based on the evidence.
3. Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
Plagiarism is the use of ideas, information, data, or wording from another source without appropriate acknowledgment. Whether intentional or unintentional, plagiarism constitutes a serious breach of academic ethics and is prohibited in scholarly publishing.
A citation must be provided whenever specific information is obtained from another source. This includes names, dates, places, statistics, research findings, and other factual information. Common knowledge may not require citation; however, information should not be treated as common knowledge merely because it appears in several sources. When in doubt, authors should cite the relevant source.
When authors use ideas or approaches developed by others, including interpretations of data, methodological approaches, theoretical frameworks, or arguments, they must acknowledge the original sources even if they subsequently develop, modify, or critique those ideas.
When exact wording from another source is reproduced, authors must clearly identify the quotation and provide an appropriate citation. Direct quotations should be enclosed in quotation marks or formatted as block quotations, as appropriate, and must include the relevant source information. A citation alone does not adequately distinguish copied wording from the author's own writing.
4. Editorial Actions and Post-Publication Corrections
TAUTAN: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora reserves the right to reject a manuscript, request revisions, or take other appropriate editorial action when plagiarism, inadequate attribution, or other violations of academic integrity are identified.
If a violation is discovered after publication, the journal may issue a correction, an expression of concern, or a retraction, depending on the nature and seriousness of the problem. Such decisions will be made following an appropriate review of the evidence and in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies.
Authors who require clarification regarding citation practices, similarity reports, or this plagiarism policy are encouraged to contact the journal's editorial office.
TAUTAN upholds academic integrity and expects all authors to submit original work, acknowledge the contributions of others, and follow responsible research and publication practices.
