Screening for Plagiarism

Plagiarism Policy and Academic Integrity

All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Islamic Studies and Research on Arabic (JISRA) undergo rigorous automated similarity screening using industry-standard detection tools, including iThenticate and Turnitin powered by Similarity Check. JISRA maintains an uncompromising zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism, self-plagiarism, text recycling, and academic misconduct. Manuscripts violating international standards of academic integrity will be subject to immediate editorial rejection or post-publication retraction.

JISRA strictly adheres to the ethical guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors are required to ensure complete transparency, originality, and meticulous attribution across all submitted works.

Standards of Attribution and Citation

Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another author's words, ideas, data, or intellectual property. Whether intentional or the result of negligent oversight, plagiarism represents a fundamental breach of scientific ethics and is unacceptable in international academic publishing.

  • Attribution of Ideas and Conceptual Frameworks: Borrowing theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, analytical models, or interpretive arguments requires explicit citation. When an author expands upon an existing theory—such as extending classical Islamic legal methodologies, Quranic hermeneutics, or modern linguistic models—the original source must be clearly cited before presenting the author's evolved arguments.

  • Attribution of Specific Facts, Data, and Textual Evidence: Citing precise empirical findings, statistical metrics, manuscript variants, rare historical records, or specialized linguistic data is mandatory. Citation is only waived for universally acknowledged common knowledge within the field (e.g., standard historical chronologies or undisputed grammatical rules widely available across foundational reference literature).

  • Verbatim Text and Direct Quotations: Incorporating exact wording from another publication requires both formal citation and direct quotation marks (or formatted block quotes for passages exceeding 40 words). Submitting consecutive verbatim phrasing without quotation marks—even if accompanied by an inline citation—constitutes text plagiarism and phrasing theft.

  • Self-Plagiarism and Text Recycling: Reusing substantial passages, dataset analyses, or structural frameworks from an author's own previously published articles, book chapters, or conference proceedings without explicit citation and justification is prohibited.

Similarity Thresholds and Editorial Sanctions

  1. Similarity Index: JISRA enforces a maximum overall similarity threshold of 15% to 20%, with a maximum single-source similarity limit of 1% to 2% (excluding correctly formatted references, standard bibliography, and recognized classical Quranic/Hadith citations).

  2. Editorial Review & Action: The Editorial Board retains absolute authority to reject any manuscript prior to peer review, cancel provisional acceptance, or issue a formal public retraction for published articles if plagiarism or misrepresentation is verified.

  3. Institutional Reporting: In cases of severe ethical violations, JISRA reserves the right to notify the author's home institution, funding bodies, and relevant academic councils.

For further inquiries regarding publication ethics, similarity standards, or manuscript verification, please contact the editorial office at ojs.branda@gmail.com or visit the official journal platform.