Screening Plagiarism

Research Integrity

Screening Plagiarism

IMPACT: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Multidisipliner is committed to maintaining the originality, authenticity, credibility, and academic integrity of every manuscript submitted for publication.

All submitted manuscripts are screened for plagiarism and textual similarity before entering the peer-review process. Additional screening may also be conducted after revision, before publication, or whenever concerns regarding originality arise.

Similarity Detection

Manuscripts may be examined using recognized similarity-detection software, such as Turnitin, iThenticate, or other equivalent systems. The software compares submitted manuscripts with published literature, internet sources, institutional repositories, student papers, conference proceedings, and other accessible databases.

A similarity report is used as an editorial screening instrument. It does not independently determine whether plagiarism has occurred. Every report is reviewed contextually by the editorial team to distinguish legitimate similarity from inappropriate textual overlap.

Similarity Standard

As a general editorial standard, the overall similarity score should not exceed 20%, excluding properly formatted quotations, references, bibliography, standard methodological expressions, institutional names, and other unavoidable technical terms.

Similarity with a single source should generally not exceed 3%. However, compliance with these percentages does not automatically guarantee originality. Manuscripts containing substantial copied ideas, closely paraphrased passages, unattributed translations, or inappropriate reuse may still be rejected even when the numerical similarity score is below the stated threshold.

Forms of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the following practices:

Direct Plagiarism

Copying sentences, paragraphs, figures, tables, data, or other materials from another source without quotation, permission, or proper citation.

Mosaic Plagiarism

Combining copied words, phrases, sentence structures, or ideas from several sources with minor changes while failing to provide appropriate attribution.

Inappropriate Paraphrasing

Rewriting another author’s work through superficial word substitution or sentence rearrangement without sufficiently transforming the expression or citing the source.

Idea Plagiarism

Presenting another person’s concepts, models, methods, interpretations, arguments, or conclusions as original contributions without acknowledgment.

Translation Plagiarism

Translating material from another language and presenting it as original writing without citing the original source.

Image and Data Plagiarism

Reusing photographs, illustrations, instruments, diagrams, tables, datasets, documentation, or other visual materials without permission and proper attribution.

Self-Plagiarism and Text Recycling

Authors must not reuse substantial portions of their own previously published work without proper citation and a clear explanation of the relationship between the previous and current publication.

Limited reuse of standard descriptions, established methods, or technical terminology may be acceptable when unavoidable and appropriately disclosed. However, redundant publication, duplicate publication, salami publication, and the reuse of previously published results as new findings are prohibited.

Contextual Assessment of Similarity

Properly Cited Quotations

Short quotations enclosed in quotation marks or block quotations and accompanied by accurate citations are not ordinarily considered plagiarism.

References and Bibliography

Similarities generated by standard reference entries, DOI information, article titles, journal names, and bibliographic formatting may be excluded from the substantive evaluation.

Standard Terminology

Common scientific expressions, institutional names, program titles, regulations, instrument names, and unavoidable technical terminology are assessed according to context.

Methodological Similarity

Similarity in conventional methodological descriptions may be acceptable when the procedures are standard, accurately reported, and appropriately cited. Extensive verbatim reuse remains unacceptable.

Plagiarism Screening Procedure

 
1. Initial Similarity Screening

The manuscript is screened before peer review to identify textual overlap, unattributed material, duplicate submission, and possible plagiarism.

 
2. Editorial Evaluation

The editorial team examines the sources, locations, patterns, and significance of identified similarities rather than relying solely on the total percentage.

 
3. Revision or Clarification

Authors may be asked to revise overlapping passages, improve paraphrasing, add missing citations, provide permissions, or explain similarities identified in the report.

 
4. Rescreening

A revised manuscript may be screened again to verify that the identified issues have been addressed before the editorial process continues.

 
5. Editorial Decision

Based on the nature and seriousness of the overlap, the editor may allow the manuscript to proceed, request revision, reject the submission, or initiate an ethical investigation.

Editorial Actions

  • Minor textual overlap: the manuscript may be returned to the authors for correction, improved paraphrasing, and proper citation.
  • Substantial unattributed overlap: the manuscript may be rejected before or during peer review.
  • Duplicate or redundant submission: the submission may be rejected, and the authors may be asked to provide an explanation.
  • Fabricated or manipulated similarity report: the manuscript may be rejected and treated as publication misconduct.
  • Plagiarism identified after publication: the journal may publish a correction, issue an expression of concern, retract the article, notify the authors’ institution, or take other appropriate action.
Author Responsibility

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original, properly cited, ethically prepared, and free from plagiarism before submission. Authors must verify every quotation, paraphrase, figure, table, dataset, instrument, and reference included in the manuscript.

Submission of a similarity report does not transfer responsibility for originality to the journal. Authors remain fully accountable for all content submitted and published under their names.

Integrity Commitment

IMPACT: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Multidisipliner applies plagiarism screening to protect authors, readers, communities, institutions, and the scholarly record. All similarity findings are assessed fairly, confidentially, and contextually in accordance with the journal’s Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.