Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism Policy

Al-Manar: Jurnal Kajian Alquran dan Hadis is committed to maintaining academic integrity and publication ethics. Authors must ensure that their manuscripts are original and that all ideas, data, arguments, and words derived from other sources are properly cited and acknowledged.

Plagiarism includes presenting another person's work as one's own, copying or paraphrasing substantial portions of another work without appropriate attribution, using research results obtained by others without acknowledgment, and other forms of improper appropriation of intellectual work. All forms of plagiarism are considered unethical publishing practices and are unacceptable.

Similarity Screening

  1. Similarity Threshold. All submitted manuscripts must have a similarity index of no more than 20%, excluding the bibliography and properly identified direct quotations.

  2. Minimum Matching Length. In similarity screening, matching text consisting of fewer than 10 consecutive words may be excluded from individual match reporting. This setting does not exempt unattributed copying or plagiarism, regardless of the length of the matching text.

  3. Screening Software. All submitted manuscripts will be screened using plagiarism-detection software, such as Turnitin or other equivalent tools, before proceeding to the peer-review process.

  4. Editorial Assessment. Similarity reports will be evaluated by the editorial team. A similarity score of 20% or less does not automatically establish that a manuscript is free from plagiarism, while a score above 20% does not automatically constitute plagiarism. Editorial decisions will consider the nature, source, context, and attribution of the identified similarities.

Originality and Publication Requirements

Authors must submit original manuscripts that have not been published previously and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Any use of previously published material, including the authors' own work, must be properly cited and disclosed where applicable. Manuscripts must comply with the journal's copyright, publication ethics, and submission requirements.

Handling Plagiarism

Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism or unacceptable unattributed similarities may be returned for revision or rejected, depending on the severity of the violation. Serious cases may result in rejection, withdrawal from the publication process, or other appropriate editorial action in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies and relevant Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidance.

If plagiarism is identified after publication, the journal may issue a correction, an expression of concern, or a retraction, depending on the circumstances and severity of the case.

Authors are responsible for ensuring the originality, proper attribution, and integrity of their submissions. Compliance with the similarity threshold does not exempt authors from these responsibilities.