Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism Policy
The Journal of Islamic Economics and Philanthropy (JIEP) strictly enforces a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and text recycling. As a journal committed to advancing high-quality research in Islamic economics, finance, zakat, waqf, and philanthropy, JIEP requires all submitted manuscripts to be completely original and properly referenced.
- Screening Mechanism & Similarity Threshold
- Every submitted manuscript undergoes an initial mandatory similarity check using Turnitinprior to the peer-review process.
- The maximum allowable overall similarity index is 20%.
- Any single-source match exceeding 3% to 5%will be individually reviewed by the editorial team to ensure proper citation and attribution.
- Forms of Unacceptable MisconductJIEP considers the following practices as severe ethical violations:
- Direct Plagiarism:Copying sentences, paragraphs, or data from other sources verbatim without quotation marks and appropriate citation.
- Substantial Paraphrasing without Credit:Rewording ideas, theoretical concepts, or Sharia frameworks from other authors without proper reference.
- Self-Plagiarism / Auto-Plagiarism:Reusing major portions of the author's own previously published papers without clear acknowledgement or citation.
- Action Granted upon High Similarity
- Above 20% Similarity:The manuscript will be immediately returned to the author for revision and re-phrasing before entering the peer-review stage (Desk Reject / Re-submit).
- Severe Misconduct (>40% or Uncited Copying):The manuscript will be outright rejected, and the editorial board may issue a formal notification to the author's affiliated institution or restrict future submissions.
