Before entering the review process, all manuscripts must be checked whether they are free from plagiarism practices by using "Turnitin" software or other anti-plagiarism tools. If there are indications of plagiarism, the manuscript will be immediately rejected.
Inovasi Kurikulum journal management recognizes that plagiarism is an unacceptable act and establishes a policy stating several actions (in the form of penalties) after identifying plagiarism or similarity in articles submitted for publication on Inovasi Kurikulum journal.
All manuscripts submitted to Inovasi Kurikulum journal will be checked using 'Turnitin' software as a tool to detect the similarity of the manuscripts with other published articles. Inovasi Kurikulum journal allows a maximum similarity index of 20%. If the similarity index is more than 20%, the manuscript will be returned to the author to be edited and resubmitted.
Plagiarism in question also includes:
- Referring and/or quoting terms, words and/or sentences, data and/or information from a source without citing the source in the citation notes and/or without adequately mentioning the source;
- Referring and/or quoting randomly terms, words and/or sentences, data and/or information from a source without citing the source in the citation notes and/or without adequately mentioning the source;
- Using the source of ideas, opinions, views, or theories without citing the source adequately;
- Formulate your own words and/or sentences from the sources of words and/or phrases, ideas, opinions, views, or theories without adequately mentioning the source;
- Submit scientific works produced and/or published by other people as sources of scientific works without being adequate.