PLAGIARISM AND RESEARCH INTEGRITY POLICY

Jurnal Manajemen Informatika dan Bisnis Digital, published by Yayasan Literasi Sains Indonesia, checks every manuscript for originality and has a clear procedure for responding to concerns about research integrity. This policy explains what the journal regards as plagiarism, how manuscripts are screened, and what the editors do when a concern arises.

Automated checks may take place before or during editorial evaluation and peer review. Plagiarism, inappropriate reuse of text, fabricated or falsified research, and manipulation of citations can lead to editorial action.

Screening Policy at a Glance

Item	Policy
Plagiarism screening	Yes, for all manuscripts
Screening tool	Turnitin
Similarity indicator	A score of about 15 percent or higher may lead to additional editorial examination
Automatic rejection based on a percentage	No
Final assessment	Human editorial evaluation

1Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the presentation of the words, ideas, data, arguments, images, results, creative work, or other contributions of another person as one's own, without proper credit or permission. It may be intentional, or it may result from careless attribution. Both are taken seriously.

2Forms of Plagiarism

The forms below are examples and are not an exhaustive list.

No.	Form	Description
1	Direct plagiarism	Copying text word for word without quotation marks and without a citation.
2	Paraphrasing without attribution	Rewording the work of another person without giving credit to the source.
3	Mosaic or patchwork plagiarism	Combining material from several sources, or changing it only slightly, without acknowledging the sources.
4	Unattributed ideas	Using the theories, ideas, models, or interpretations of others without credit.
5	Improper use of data	Using data, statistics, datasets, or results without acknowledging their source.
6	Improper use of protected material	Using figures, images, tables, system diagrams, program code, algorithms, questionnaires, tests, scales, or other instruments without attribution or without the permission that is required.
7	Quotation misrepresentation	Presenting quoted material without clearly marking it as a quotation.
8	Source misrepresentation	Giving citations that are inaccurate or misleading.
9	Translation plagiarism	Translating text from one language into another, for example from English into Indonesian or the reverse, and presenting it as original work without attribution.
10	Unauthorized authorship	Submitting work that was written by someone else, including work obtained from a paid writing service.
11	Inappropriate text recycling	Reusing one's own published text without disclosure and without a citation.

Generative AI. The use of AI tools to write or rewrite text must follow the Generative AI Policies of the journal.

3Text Recycling, Articles Based on a Thesis, and Redundant Publication

When authors reuse their own earlier published work, they must disclose it and cite it.
Substantial duplication of earlier work can be treated as text recycling or as redundant publication. A limited overlap, such as the standard description of a well known method, may be acceptable.
An article that is based on a thesis or a dissertation should say so, for example in the Acknowledgements, and it must be rewritten as an article and not copied from the thesis.
A manuscript must not be submitted to another journal at the same time.

When the editors judge an overlap, they consider the following factors.

Factor	Question the editors ask
Amount	How much of the text is repeated?
Location	In which section does the overlap appear, for example the Method or the Results?
Context	Is the overlap normal for this kind of text?
Attribution	Has the earlier source been disclosed and cited?
Necessity	Was it necessary to repeat the text, or could it have been written in a new way?
Scholarly significance	Does the repeated part carry an important scholarly contribution?

4Similarity and Plagiarism Screening

All manuscripts go through an editorial originality screening with Turnitin.
A similarity percentage is a screening signal and is not proof of plagiarism. An editor or an authorized member of staff reads each report and considers the source, the amount, the location, and the nature of the matches, together with the attribution and the context.
Authors are advised to check the similarity of their own manuscript before they submit it.

Similarity indicator. A manuscript is normally expected to show low similarity. A result of about 15 percent or higher may lead to additional editorial examination. This is not an automatic rejection threshold. A score below 15 percent does not guarantee that a manuscript is free of plagiarism, and a score above it does not confirm plagiarism.

The following kinds of matches are normally acceptable:

the list of references
text that is correctly quoted and cited
common technical terminology and standard statements of method
the names of institutions
legitimate references to earlier publications

5Other Forms of Research Misconduct

The journal also treats the following as serious misconduct, even when no plagiarism is found. They are handled under the Publication Ethics statement and the Allegations of Misconduct policy.

No.	Misconduct
1	Fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate manipulation of data, including data obtained from participants, organizations, or systems.
2	Manipulation or duplication of figures or images.
3	Fabricated or falsified references and DOIs.
4	Manipulation of citations.
5	Duplicate or redundant publication that is not disclosed.
6	Inappropriate authorship practices. See Authorship and Contributorship.
7	Manipulation of the peer review process.
8	Deliberate misrepresentation of the methods, of the ethical permission and consent, of the participants, of the findings, or of the sources.

6Editorial Screening Procedure

Step	Stage	What happens
1	Screening	The manuscript is checked with the similarity and integrity tools.
2	Human assessment	An editor reads the matched passages and the sources.
3	Clarification	The authors may explain, correct, add citations, rewrite, or provide documents.
4	Editorial decision	The editors decide, and the decision is proportionate to the seriousness of the concern.

7Editorial Actions

Before publication

Request clarification from the authors.
Request corrected citations.
Require the rewriting of the overlapping material.
Request data, permissions, or other supporting documents.
Pause the evaluation of the manuscript while the concern is examined.
Reject the manuscript when substantial plagiarism, duplication, fabrication, falsification, or other serious misconduct is established.

After publication

The actions below follow the Correction and Retraction policy.

Action	When it is used
Correction or corrigendum	An error or an omission in the published article needs to be put right.
Expression of concern	An investigation is still unresolved.
Retraction	The record is substantially unreliable, or serious misconduct has been proven.
Notification of institutions	The institution of the authors or another competent authority should be informed.
Other proportionate steps	Any other step that is appropriate to the seriousness of the case.

8What Authors Should Do

Cite every source that you use, and put quotation marks around words that are copied.
Check that every citation is accurate and that every reference and DOI really exists.
Disclose and cite any of your own earlier work that you reuse, and say if the article is based on a thesis or a dissertation.
Obtain permission for figures, instruments, code, and other protected material that you did not create.
Check the similarity of your manuscript before you submit it, and revise the passages that match other sources too closely.
Download the Letter of Originality of the journal, which confirms the originality of the manuscript.

Human Oversight and Our Commitment

Automated tools support the editors, but they do not decide whether misconduct has occurred. Qualified editors make the final decision on plagiarism, inappropriate reuse of text, fabricated references, concerns about the use of AI, and other misconduct. Every concern is judged on the evidence and the context and not on a percentage alone, and every confirmed concern receives a proportionate response.

Questions and concerns. Please write to the editorial office at jurnal.jumintal@gmail.com.