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Policy

Jurnal Penelitian Humaniora publishes only original work. Plagiarism, in any form, is unethical publishing behaviour and is not accepted. The journal follows the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) when it handles suspected plagiarism, in submitted manuscripts and in published articles alike.

Authors are expected to read this policy before submitting and to confirm, at submission, that their manuscript is their own original work.

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What counts as plagiarism

—  Copying words from another source without quotation marks and a citation, however short the passage.

—  Paraphrasing another person's argument, findings, or structure without credit.

—  Presenting ideas, data, images, or results of others as one's own, including material obtained through confidential review of others' manuscripts.

—  Text recycling or self-plagiarism: reusing one's own published work without citing it. Redundant (duplicate) publication is handled as a related matter.

—  Translation plagiarism: translating another person's work and presenting it as one's own.

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How manuscripts are checked

Manuscripts are checked with similarity-detection software before they go to review. A similarity report is a tool for the editors, not a verdict.

In line with COPE's position, the journal does not use a fixed percentage as the benchmark for an investigation. The editors look instead at the nature and degree of the overlap:

—  short matches scattered through a paper are less of a concern than copied passages concentrated in a few sections;

—  limited, near-identical wording describing common methods or prior research may need no further action;

—  the article type and the norms of the discipline are taken into account, as is any prior publication of thesis or dissertation work.

The COPE position is on the page Determining acceptable levels of plagiarism/duplication.

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A submitted manuscript

When plagiarism is suspected in a manuscript under consideration, the editors follow the COPE flowchart Plagiarism in a submitted manuscript:

1.  Where a reviewer raised the concern, the editor asks for full documentary evidence and investigates.

2.  Where there is clear plagiarism or copying, the authors are contacted, with an explanation of the journal's process and the next steps, and their response is considered.

3.  The authors' institution is informed where necessary.

4.  Where authors copied from their own earlier work, the case is treated under the COPE flowchart on redundant (duplicate) publication.

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A published article

When plagiarism is found in an article that has already been published, the editors follow the COPE flowchart Plagiarism in a published article:

1.  The journal's policy on plagiarism, as set out here, is the basis for any action.

2.  The author is contacted, with an explanation of the journal's process and the next steps.

3.  The editors decide whether a correction or a retraction is needed, depending on the degree of copying.

4.  Where necessary, the editors of any other journals involved are informed.

Any change to the published record is made openly under the R-W-C Policy.

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Authors' responsibilities

—  Cite every source of words, ideas, data, figures, and images, including your own earlier work.

—  Put borrowed wording in quotation marks and credit it, rather than rewording it lightly.

—  Obtain permission for any figure, table, or image reproduced from another source, and acknowledge it.

—  Check the manuscript yourself before submitting, and manage references with a reference manager.

—  Do not submit work that is published elsewhere or under review at another journal.

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Related policies

—  Publication Ethics

—  Research Misconduct

—  Correction and Retraction

—  R-W-C Policy

—  Authorship Policy