Plagiarism Policy

INTEGRITY

Plagiarism Policy

Similarity screening, contextual assessment, and proportionate action
Islam Realitas uses a 20% overall similarity benchmark for initial screening, but plagiarism is determined by evidence and scholarly context, not by a percentage alone.

Definition

Plagiarism is the presentation of another person's words, ideas, structure, data, images, figures, translations, or other intellectual material as one's own without adequate attribution, permission where required, or transparent acknowledgement. The policy also addresses inappropriate text recycling and redundant publication when authors reuse substantial previously disseminated material without justification or citation.

Similarity benchmark and methodology

Item Details
Screening tools Turnitin, iThenticate, or another appropriate similarity-detection service may be used by the editorial office.
Operational threshold Maximum overall similarity benchmark: 20% for initial editorial screening, normally excluding the bibliography and properly quoted material.
Interpretation Similarity percentage is an indicator, not a finding of plagiarism. Editors manually assess the source, concentration, attribution, quotation, prior publication, common methodological language, and significance of matched text.
Concentrated matches A concentrated or unattributed match to a single source may be serious even when the overall percentage is below 20%. Conversely, a score above 20% may contain legitimate or correctable material and requires editorial judgement.

Forms of unacceptable reuse

  • Direct copying without quotation and citation;
  • Close paraphrase, mosaic plagiarism, or translated plagiarism without attribution;
  • Use of ideas, arguments, data, figures, images, tables, or unique structures without acknowledgement or permission where required;
  • Inappropriate reuse of the author's own previously published text or data without citation and justification;
  • Redundant or duplicate publication of substantially the same work;
  • Fabricated, purchased, ghostwritten, or paper-mill manuscripts presented as the authors' own work.

Editorial response

  1. Before peer review: minor or correctable similarity may be returned for revision; serious plagiarism or deceptive reuse may result in rejection.
  2. During peer review: review may be paused while the editor assesses the evidence and seeks author clarification.
  3. After acceptance but before publication: acceptance may be withdrawn when serious plagiarism or other integrity violations are established through due process.
  4. After publication: the journal may issue a correction, retraction, or other notice depending on severity and reliability of the article. Relevant institutions may be notified in serious cases.
Proportionate action
Sanctions and corrective actions are proportionate to the evidence, severity, publication stage, and effect on the scholarly record. The journal does not use automatic indefinite blacklisting as a substitute for case-specific due process.
Governance basis: Permendiktisaintek No. 9 of 2026; Directorate General of Science and Technology Decision No. 374/DST/D.D1/HM.01.01/2026; COPE Core Practices; and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (Version 5, 2026).