ISTIBSHAR: Journal of Islamic Education and Learning maintains an uncompromising stance regarding plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and duplicate submission.
- Mandatory Turnitin Screening: Every submission is subjected to computerized similarity screening via official Turnitin prior to initiating the peer review process.
- Similarity Threshold: The permissible cumulative similarity index is ≤ 20%, with no single individual source contributing over 3% (excluding references, bibliography, and formal quotations).
- Enforcement Protocols:
- Similarity between 21% – 30%: Returned to authors for extensive paraphrasing prior to external peer review.
- Similarity exceeding 30%: Subject to immediate summary rejection without option for re-submission.
