Plagiarism Screening

Jurnal Ekonomi Kreatif dan Manajemen Bisnis Digital is committed to publishing original scholarly work and to preventing plagiarism, redundant publication, duplicate submission, citation manipulation, and other forms of publication misconduct. Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original, properly cited, and not published or under consideration elsewhere.

Definition

Plagiarism is an act, intentional or unintentional, of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit or value for a scholarly work by quoting all or part of the work of other parties, recognized as scholarly work, without citing the source accurately and completely.

Plagiarism includes copying text, ideas, data, arguments, tables, figures, or other materials without proper acknowledgment; improper paraphrasing; self-plagiarism or inappropriate text recycling; redundant or duplicate publication; and presenting previously published material as new work.

Similarity Check

Every manuscript submitted to JEKOMBITAL is checked for similarity using Turnitin during the initial review, before peer review begins. The reference list are excluded from the similarity score.

  • Maximum 20%: The manuscript proceeds to the next stage.
  • Above 20% to 25%: The author must revise and paraphrase the overlapping text. The review continues once the revised manuscript is accepted.
  • Above 25%: The manuscript is rejected, and the review process is not continued.

The similarity score is not by itself a decision on plagiarism. The editorial team also considers the nature, location, and source of the similarity, citation accuracy, quotation practices, legitimate use of standard terms or legal language, overlap with the authors’ own earlier work, and whether the overlap indicates plagiarism, redundant publication, or text recycling.

Editorial Screening Process

  1. Manual screening of the manuscript for originality, proper citation and quotation, authorship, and fit with the journal’s Focus and Scope.
  2. Similarity check using Turnitin.
  3. Editorial assessment of the report, including the nature and source of the similarity and whether it is properly cited, quoted, or academically justified.
  4. Where necessary, a request to the authors for an explanation or revision.
  5. Editorial decision: the manuscript proceeds to peer review, must be revised, or is rejected.

Plagiarism and Redundant Publication

The journal distinguishes legitimate overlap from plagiarism or redundant publication. Similarity may come from properly quoted or cited material, standard legal terms, titles of laws or regulations, names of institutions, or commonly used methodological expressions. These do not automatically count as plagiarism.

Substantial or unjustified overlap may be plagiarism, text recycling, redundant publication, or duplicate publication, especially where earlier material is presented as original, earlier work is not acknowledged, or readers could be misled about the originality of the manuscript.

Authors must disclose related earlier publications and manuscripts that may overlap substantially with the submission. The editorial team may request copies or more information when needed.

Levels of Plagiarism and Actions

1) Level 1, Minor (a few short sentences from other sources without citation): The author receives a warning and is asked to correct the text and citations.

2) Level 2, Major (most of the text copied from other sources without proper citation): The manuscript is rejected.

  • All authors are responsible for the content of the submitted article. If plagiarism is found, all authors face the same action.
  • If an author is found to have submitted the same manuscript to JEKOMBITAL and to another journal at the same time, whether discovered during review or after publication, action is taken as in Level 2.
  • If plagiarism is found outside these standards, the editors may impose sanctions in line with the editorial team’s policy.

Consequences After Publication

If plagiarism, redundant publication, or other serious misconduct is found after publication, the journal may issue a correction, expression of concern, retraction, removal, or replacement, as described in the Research Misconduct and Post-Publication Policy. Cases may also be handled under the journal’s Publication Ethics. The editorial response depends on the nature and seriousness of the misconduct, the extent of the overlap, the authors’ explanation, and the available evidence. The journal may seek information from the authors, their institutions, or other relevant parties.

Author Responsibility

  • Ensure that all sources are properly cited and all quoted material is clearly identified.
  • Submit only original work, and do not submit the same manuscript to another journal at the same time.
  • Disclose related earlier publications or manuscripts under consideration elsewhere. Where reuse of earlier material is legitimate and permitted, acknowledge the original source and respect copyright and licensing terms (see Repository Policy on previously archived versions).
  • Do not present earlier work, data, arguments, or large parts of text as new work, and avoid self-plagiarism and text recycling.
  • Verify the authenticity of your work and give proper credit to your sources, to avoid problems during review.

This policy supports the journal’s commitment to publication ethics and refers to guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).