Policy of Screening for Plagiarism

Papers submitted to the Jurnal Inovasi dan Karya Teknologi Informasi (JIKTI) will be screened for plagiarism using iThenticate plagiarism detection tools. Jurnal Inovasi dan Karya Teknologi Informasi (JIKTI) will immediately reject papers leading to plagiarism or self-plagiarism.

Before submitting articles to reviewers, all manuscripts are first checked for similarity/plagiarism by a member of the editorial team. Papers submitted to the Jurnal Inovasi dan Karya Teknologi Informasi (JIKTI) must have a similarity index of less than 20%, and the similarity score for each individual source must not exceed 3%.

Plagiarism is defined as presenting another person's ideas or words as one’s own, without permission, credit, or acknowledgment, or by failing to properly cite the original sources. Plagiarism can take several forms, from literal copying to improper paraphrasing of another’s work. To accurately assess potential plagiarism, the following situations are emphasized:

1. Literal Copying
   An author may directly copy another author’s work — word for word, in whole or in part — without permission, acknowledgment, or citation of the original source. This type of plagiarism can be detected by comparing the original source with the submitted manuscript.

2. Substantial Copying
   This involves reproducing a substantial portion of another author’s work without proper permission, acknowledgment, or citation. The term substantial may refer to both the quantity and quality of the copied material, often used in the context of intellectual property. Quality refers to the significance of the copied section in proportion to the entire work.

3. Paraphrasing
   Paraphrasing involves taking ideas, words, or phrases from a source and rephrasing them into new sentences. This becomes unethical plagiarism when the author fails to properly cite or acknowledge the original source. This form of plagiarism is often more difficult to detect.