Policy of Screening for Plagiarism

The Journal of Economics, Education, Business and Managements (JEEBM) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and originality in scholarly publishing. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are expected to be original works of the author(s), properly acknowledge the work of others, and comply with ethical standards in research and publication.

To safeguard the quality and credibility of the scholarly record, all submitted manuscripts may be screened for plagiarism and textual overlap as part of the editorial assessment process before, during, or after peer review, and where necessary, after publication.

1. Purpose of Plagiarism Screening

Plagiarism screening is conducted to identify potential overlap between a submitted manuscript and previously published or submitted materials, including journal articles, books, conference papers, theses, websites, reports, and other scholarly or public sources. The purpose of this screening is to support editorial judgment regarding originality, proper attribution, and compliance with publication ethics.

2. Scope of Screening

The journal may examine manuscripts for, among others, the following forms of problematic overlap:
- direct plagiarism, including verbatim copying without appropriate quotation or citation;
- close paraphrasing or patchwriting without sufficient acknowledgment;
- mosaic plagiarism;
- self-plagiarism or unacknowledged reuse of the authors’ own previously published text;
- redundant or duplicate publication;
- inappropriate reuse of tables, figures, images, data presentations, or other materials without disclosure or permission;
- unattributed translation of previously published work.

3. Screening Procedure

All newly submitted manuscripts may be subjected to plagiarism or similarity screening at the initial editorial stage. Additional screening may also be conducted:
- after revision;
- when concerns are raised by editors or reviewers;
- when allegations of overlap or misconduct are received;
- when post-publication concerns require investigation.

The journal may use plagiarism detection software, editorial review, source comparison, and other integrity checks as part of this process.

4. Interpretation of Similarity Results

Similarity reports are used as a screening and evaluation tool, not as the sole basis for editorial decisions. The journal recognizes that a numerical similarity score alone does not determine whether plagiarism has occurred. Editorial assessment will consider the nature, location, extent, and context of the overlap.

Particular attention may be given to overlap found in the following areas:
- title and abstract;
- introduction and literature review;
- methods descriptions copied without justification;
- results, discussion, and conclusion sections;
- copied interpretations, arguments, or original wording from other sources.

Overlap arising from references, standard methodological expressions, properly quoted text, institutional names, legal terminology, or unavoidable technical phrasing may be interpreted differently from overlap that affects the originality of the scholarly content.

5. Editorial Action on Detected Overlap

Where substantial or ethically problematic overlap is identified, the journal may take one or more of the following actions:
- request clarification from the author(s);
- request revision and proper citation;
- return the manuscript for correction before review;
- reject the manuscript on grounds of originality or ethical concern;
- suspend editorial consideration pending explanation;
- notify the relevant institution or authority where serious misconduct is suspected;
- issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction if the issue is discovered after publication.

The seriousness of the editorial response will depend on the degree and nature of the overlap and whether the issue appears to result from error, negligence, or intentional misconduct.

6. Author Responsibility

Authors are fully responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original, accurately referenced, and ethically prepared before submission. Authors must properly cite all sources used in the preparation of the manuscript and must clearly disclose any overlap with related submissions, conference papers, preprints, theses, working papers, or previously published materials.

Where authors reuse any part of their own previously disseminated work, such reuse must be transparent, limited, academically justified, and properly cited. Failure to disclose substantial prior overlap may be treated as a breach of publication ethics.

7. Use of Third-Party Material

Authors must obtain any necessary permissions for the reuse of copyrighted material, including figures, tables, images, instruments, and lengthy text extracts, and must provide appropriate acknowledgment in the manuscript. Proper permission does not replace the requirement to provide full and accurate citation.

8. Post-Publication Cases

If plagiarism or substantial unattributed overlap is discovered after publication, the journal will investigate the matter in accordance with its publication ethics procedures. Depending on the seriousness of the case, the journal may publish a correction, remove or replace content where appropriate, issue an expression of concern, or retract the article.

9. Commitment to Academic Integrity

JEEBM considers originality, proper attribution, and honesty in scholarship to be essential principles of academic publishing. The journal reserves the right to take appropriate editorial and ethical action in all cases where plagiarism, duplicate publication, or other originality-related misconduct is suspected or confirmed.

Questions regarding this policy or concerns about possible plagiarism may be directed to:
admin@pemudin.com