Plagiarism Policy

In this policy

Originality and attribution
Related and previously disseminated work
Assessment of overlap
Clarification and fair handling
Outcomes and the published record
Appeals and responsible reporting
Journal-specific provisions — retained content

01 Originality and attribution

Jurnal Sosiologi Agama Indonesia (JSAI) requires authors to distinguish their own contribution from material created by others. Attribution is required for ideas, language, data, illustrations and software, including material obtained online or translated from another language. A citation alone does not justify reproducing extensive wording without quotation or any permission that may be needed.

02 Related and previously disseminated work

Authors must identify related submissions, earlier publications, theses, preprints and conference versions in the submission information. Explain the new contribution and any shared data or text. Prior dissemination is assessed in context; it is not automatically equated with misconduct. Undisclosed duplicate submission or misleading presentation of previously published results may compromise consideration.

03 Assessment of overlap

Editors examine the location, extent and significance of overlap alongside the sources. Where a similarity report is available, it is supporting evidence, not a verdict. Bibliographies, quotations, standard terminology and methods may produce matches. Conversely, a low score does not establish originality. This policy does not impose an unsupported universal percentage or claim use of a particular screening service.

04 Clarification and fair handling

A concern should identify the disputed passages and their sources. The handling editor records the evidence, requests an explanation and allows a reasonable opportunity to respond. A conflicted editor is replaced for that assessment. Where investigation requires access to research records beyond the journal’s authority, the relevant institution may be asked to investigate; an allegation is not a finding of guilt.

05 Outcomes and the published record

Action depends on the evidence and the effect on the work. It may include clarification, corrected attribution, substantive revision, rejection or referral for further investigation. For published work, the editor considers a linked correction, expression of concern or retraction rather than silently changing the article. Any additional restrictions must be justified and communicated, not imposed automatically from a similarity score.

06 Appeals and responsible reporting

Authors may challenge an assessment through the complaints and appeals process, identifying overlooked evidence or a procedural error. Readers may report concerns using the editorial contact below. Provide sufficient evidence without publicly disclosing confidential manuscripts or personal records. The journal keeps an appropriate record of the assessment and communicates its outcome to the parties concerned.

07 Journal-specific provisions — retained content

Jurnal Sosiologi Agama Indonesia (JSAI) requires all submitted manuscripts to be original and appropriately acknowledge the ideas, words, data, images, tables, methods, and other intellectual contributions of external sources.

Plagiarism, duplicate publication, translated plagiarism, inappropriate paraphrasing, fabricated references, and undisclosed reuse of previously published material are not permitted.

Similarity Screening

Submitted manuscripts are screened using similarity-detection software (turnitin) and editorial examination. Screening is normally conducted before external peer review and may be repeated after revision or before publication when necessary.

A similarity report is used as an editorial assessment tool and does not by itself determine whether plagiarism has occurred. Editors evaluate the source, extent, location, pattern, attribution, and context of matched text.

Interpretation of Similarity

JSAI does not make editorial decisions solely on the basis of a fixed similarity percentage. Legitimate similarities may arise from quotations, reference lists, standard methodological expressions, institutional names, legal provisions, research instruments, or correctly attributed material.

Conversely, a manuscript with a relatively low similarity score may still contain plagiarism when unattributed material, ideas, translated passages, data, or arguments have been copied from one or more sources.

Forms of Unacceptable Reuse

copying words, ideas, arguments, data, images, tables, or methods without appropriate attribution;
paraphrasing another source without citation or with changes that conceal the original source;
translating material from another language without acknowledging the source;
combining copied material from several sources into a manuscript without proper attribution;
reusing substantial portions of an author’s previous publication without citation and disclosure;
submitting substantially the same manuscript to more than one journal;
publishing substantially overlapping findings as separate articles without adequate justification and cross-reference; and
using fabricated, incorrect, or unverifiable references to support copied or generated content.

Text Recycling

Limited reuse of an author’s own previously published wording may be acceptable when the earlier source is cited, the overlap is necessary, and the new manuscript provides substantial original analysis or findings.

Undisclosed reuse of substantial portions of an earlier publication, including the introduction, literature review, results, discussion, or conclusion, may be treated as redundant publication or inappropriate text recycling.

Editorial Action Before Publication

When problematic similarity is identified before publication, the editor may:

request clarification or supporting documentation from the authors;
return the manuscript for correction and proper attribution;
require substantial rewriting;
reject the manuscript;
withdraw an acceptance decision; or
refer the matter to the authors’ institution or another relevant body when serious misconduct is suspected.

Action After Publication

When plagiarism, duplicate publication, or serious undisclosed text reuse is identified after publication, JSAI will assess the evidence and may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction in accordance with the journal’s Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement and its policy on corrections, retractions, and withdrawals.

Author Responsibility

Authors are responsible for checking the originality of their manuscripts, citing all sources accurately, using quotation marks where required, disclosing relevant previous publications, and responding honestly to editorial questions concerning similarity or possible overlap.