JENDELA (Jurnal Pengetahuan dan Kolaborasi Ilmiah) is committed to maintaining academic integrity and publishing only original, high-quality scholarly works. All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism screening before entering the peer review process and, if necessary, again prior to publication.

Plagiarism Screening

Every manuscript submitted to JENDELA is screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to identify similarities with previously published works, web content, and other scholarly sources.

The purpose of plagiarism screening is to ensure that manuscripts:

• Are original works of the authors.
• Properly acknowledge the ideas, data, and words of others through appropriate citation.
• Do not contain duplicate or redundant publication.
• Comply with accepted standards of academic integrity.

Types of Plagiarism

The journal considers the following practices to be unacceptable:

• Direct plagiarism (copying text without proper citation).
• Mosaic or patchwork plagiarism.
• Self-plagiarism or redundant publication without appropriate disclosure.
• Improper paraphrasing without attribution.
• Unauthorized use of figures, tables, images, or other copyrighted materials.
• Data or image manipulation intended to misrepresent original work.

Editorial Assessment

Similarity reports are evaluated by the Editorial Board. A high similarity score does not automatically indicate plagiarism, as legitimate similarities may arise from references, commonly used terminology, methodology descriptions, or properly quoted material.

Editors assess the nature, context, and extent of the similarity before making a decision.

Editorial Actions

Depending on the findings, the Editorial Board may:

• Proceed with the peer review process if no ethical concerns are identified.
• Request authors to revise the manuscript by correcting citation or attribution issues.
• Return the manuscript for substantial revision before review.
• Reject the manuscript if significant plagiarism or unethical publication practices are detected.
• Retract a published article if plagiarism is discovered after publication.

Author Responsibility

Authors are solely responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts are original and that all sources are appropriately cited. By submitting a manuscript to JENDELA, authors confirm that the work is their own and complies with the journal's publication ethics.

JENDELA maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism and any form of academic misconduct. The journal is committed to preserving the integrity, credibility, and quality of the scholarly record through rigorous plagiarism screening and ethical editorial practices.