Plagiarism Policy

Published by Ikatan Dosen Pasar Modal Indonesia (IDPMI)

Plagiarism Screening Policy

JCOD: Journal of Community Outreach and Development maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy against academic dishonesty, plagiarism, duplicate submission, and text recycling. All manuscripts undergo mandatory automated plagiarism screening prior to peer review.

< 25%

Max. Similarity Index

Turnitin

Automated Screening

Zero Tolerance

Duplicate Submission

COPE Standards

Misconduct Flowcharts

i Plagiarism Detection Procedure

Mandatory Desk Screening via Turnitin

Every manuscript submitted to JCOD is screened using Turnitin anti-plagiarism software during initial desk evaluation. Manuscripts must be checked prior to being forwarded to Section Editors or assigned to independent peer reviewers.

The overall Turnitin similarity index must be below 25%, and similarity from any single published source must not exceed 3%.

i Forms of Academic Misconduct

Direct & Unattributed Copying

Unacceptable

Verbatim copying or paraphrasing of text, data, figures, tables, or ideas from another source without explicit citation, quotation marks, and proper reference acknowledgment.

Self-Plagiarism & Text Recycling

Restricted

Reusing substantial portions of the author's own previously published work (including conference proceedings, book chapters, or prior articles) without appropriate attribution or permission.

Redundant & Duplicate Submission

Prohibited

Submitting the same manuscript (or substantially identical work) simultaneously to multiple journals, or publishing the same community service research results across multiple publications.

i Similarity Thresholds & Editorial Actions

Similarity Score	Evaluation Status	Editorial Action Taken
Below 25% Acceptable overlap	PASSES SCREENING	Manuscript proceeds to Double-Blind Peer Review.
25% – 35% Moderate overlap	REVISION REQUIRED	Returned to author for mandatory rewriting, paraphrasing, and re-submission within 7 days before peer review.
Above 35% High similarity score	DESK REJECTION	Manuscript is immediately desk-rejected without peer review due to excessive overlap.
Severe Plagiarism Direct copy without citation	REJECTION & SANCTION	Immediate rejection, formal warning sent to author's institution, and 2-year ban from publishing in JCOD.