Plagiarism Policy

The Islamic Studies and Education Journal (ISEJ) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and originality in scholarly publishing. All submitted manuscripts are expected to be the authors' original work and must properly acknowledge the contributions of others through appropriate citation and referencing.

The journal does not tolerate plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct.

Originality

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:

• the manuscript is original;
• the work has not been published previously, either in whole or in part;
• the manuscript is not under consideration by another journal;
• all sources and ideas derived from the work of others have been appropriately acknowledged; and
• all quotations, figures, tables, and other copyrighted materials have been properly cited or used with permission where required.

Similarity Screening

All manuscripts submitted to the journal undergo similarity screening using recognized plagiarism detection software before entering the peer review process.

The similarity report is used as a screening tool and is evaluated by the Editorial Office together with the academic context of the manuscript.

Editorial decisions are based on the nature, extent, and context of textual similarity rather than solely on the overall similarity percentage.

Acceptable Similarity

As a general guideline, the journal expects submitted manuscripts to demonstrate a high level of originality.

A similarity index of 20% or below is generally considered acceptable for editorial assessment. However, a lower or higher similarity percentage does not automatically determine acceptance or rejection.

The Editorial Office evaluates:

• the source of overlapping text;
• the extent of copied material;
• whether appropriate citations have been provided; and
• whether the overlap affects the originality and scholarly contribution of the manuscript.

Forms of Plagiarism

The journal considers the following practices to constitute plagiarism or related academic misconduct:

• direct copying without proper citation;
• close paraphrasing without appropriate acknowledgment;
• mosaic or patchwork plagiarism;
• self-plagiarism or redundant publication without proper disclosure;
• duplicate submission to multiple journals;
• inappropriate reuse of figures, tables, images, or other copyrighted materials;
• translation plagiarism without acknowledgment.

Editorial Actions

Where plagiarism or excessive textual overlap is suspected, the Editorial Office may take one or more of the following actions:

• request clarification from the authors;
• request revision of the manuscript;
• reject the manuscript;
• withdraw the manuscript from editorial consideration; or
• take appropriate post-publication action where misconduct is identified after publication.

Serious cases may be reported to the authors' affiliated institution where appropriate.

Post-Publication Cases

If plagiarism is identified after publication, the journal may publish:

• a correction;
• an expression of concern; or
• a retraction,

depending on the severity of the case and in accordance with the journal's editorial policies and internationally accepted publishing standards.

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts:

• are entirely original;
• properly acknowledge all sources;
• accurately cite previously published work;
• obtain permission for copyrighted materials where required; and
• comply with accepted standards of academic integrity.

Authors remain fully responsible for the content of their submitted and published manuscripts.

Compliance with International Standards

The journal manages suspected plagiarism in accordance with the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and follows internationally recognized standards for handling allegations of publication misconduct.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to take appropriate editorial action whenever evidence of plagiarism or related misconduct is identified.