The Indonesian Journal of Islamic Law (IJIL) is committed to upholding academic integrity and ethical publishing standards. IJIL applies a rigorous and contextual approach to plagiarism screening, recognising that similarity detection reports must be interpreted carefully and do not automatically constitute plagiarism.
1. Definition
Plagiarism is using or closely imitating another author's language, structure, or ideas and claiming them as one's own. This includes:
• Direct copying of text without proper quotation and citation is considered plagiarism.
• Inadequate paraphrasing of another work, even when cited, falls under this category.
• The act of reproducing figures, tables, or graphics without obtaining permission and acknowledgement is also prohibited.
• Self-plagiarism occurs when an author publishes their own previously published work twice or more without disclosing it.
All articles submitted to IJIL must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
2. Acceptable Use of Sources
• Any verbatim text from another source must be clearly distinguished through quotation marks or block indentation and proper citation.
• Any material (text, tables, or figures) that exceeds fair use standards requires permission from the copyright holder and proper attribution.
3. Similarity Check
All submitted manuscripts are screened for textual similarity using Turnitin as the primary similarity-detection tool, with supplementary tools (e.g., Drillbit) used where appropriate.
• As a general guideline, manuscripts should have a similarity index below 15%, excluding bibliographies, references, and commonly used phrases.
• Similarity reports are evaluated qualitatively by the editorial team, taking into account disciplinary conventions, citation practices, and the nature of the overlap.
• A similarity score alone does not constitute plagiarism and does not automatically determine editorial decisions.
4. Actions and Editorial Assessment
When significant similarity or potential plagiarism is identified, IJIL applies editorial judgement in accordance with COPE guidelines:
• Similarity index above 40% → Normally results in rejection after editorial assessment, particularly where substantial unattributed overlap or misconduct is evident.
• Similarity index between 15–40% → Returned to the author for revision, with instructions to improve citation, paraphrasing, or attribution. A revised manuscript may be resubmitted together with an updated similarity report.
• Similarity index below 15% → May proceed in the review process, although authors may still be required to improve citations or textual clarity.
® In addition:
• Cases involving clear plagiarism, repeated offences, or deliberate misconduct may result in rejection, retraction of published work, and/or notification to the author’s institution or funding body.
5. Ethical Standards
• IJIL follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines in handling plagiarism and academic misconduct.
• Failure to comply with this policy constitutes a breach of publication ethics
• IJIL reserves the right to issue corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions in cases of confirmed plagiarism, including after publication, in accordance with its editorial policies.
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