Plagiarism
1. Policy Statement
Journal of Educational Study (JoES) is committed to maintaining academic integrity, originality, and ethical standards in scholarly publishing. Plagiarism in any form is considered a serious violation of publication ethics. The journal requires all submitted manuscripts to present original work, acknowledge the contributions of other researchers appropriately, and provide accurate citations and references for ideas, words, data, and materials obtained from other sources.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts comply with the journal's plagiarism policy before submission.
2. Definition of Plagiarism
Plagiarism occurs when authors use another person's words, ideas, findings, data, images, or other intellectual contributions without appropriate acknowledgment. Plagiarism may take several forms, including:
- Direct plagiarism: Copying text from another source without quotation marks or proper citation.
- Mosaic plagiarism: Combining words, phrases, or passages from one or more sources without adequate acknowledgment, even when some words have been changed.
- Paraphrasing plagiarism: Rewriting another person's ideas or arguments without appropriate citation.
- Data and figure plagiarism: Using tables, figures, images, research instruments, or other materials without proper attribution or permission when required.
- Self-plagiarism: Reusing substantial portions of one's previously published work without appropriate acknowledgment or disclosure.
- Source misrepresentation: Citing sources inaccurately or presenting another researcher's findings as one's own.
Proper citation does not automatically make the reuse of substantial previously published material acceptable. Authors must ensure that their use of existing work complies with scholarly standards and applicable copyright requirements.
3. Similarity Screening
JoES may use plagiarism detection and text similarity screening software to examine submitted manuscripts. Similarity reports are used to identify passages that require further editorial assessment.
The journal does not determine plagiarism solely on the basis of a similarity percentage. A high similarity score does not necessarily indicate plagiarism, while a low score does not guarantee that a manuscript is free from plagiarism. Editorial assessment considers the nature, source, extent, context, and attribution of the matching text.
The journal may examine similarities involving previously published articles, books, conference papers, theses, dissertations, websites, and other accessible sources.
4. Editorial Assessment and Decision
If the editorial team identifies potential plagiarism or inappropriate text reuse, the manuscript may be returned to the authors for clarification or revision, rejected, or subjected to further investigation, depending on the seriousness of the concern.
In cases involving substantial unattributed copying, fabricated attribution, or other
