Plagiarism Policy

Journal of Information Technology and Information Systems Management (JITISM) is committed to maintaining academic integrity and preventing plagiarism in scholarly publication. Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts submitted to JITISM are original and that all sources used in the manuscript are appropriately acknowledged and cited.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the use of another person's words, ideas, data, images, or other intellectual contributions without appropriate acknowledgment or citation. Plagiarism may occur intentionally or unintentionally and is considered a violation of academic and publication ethics.

Forms of plagiarism may include, but are not limited to:

Copying text from another source without appropriate citation;
Using another person's ideas or research results without proper acknowledgment;
Paraphrasing material from another source without appropriate citation;
Using figures, tables, images, data, or other materials without proper acknowledgment or permission where required;
Presenting another person's work as the author's own work;
Inappropriate reuse of substantial portions of the author's previously published work without proper citation or disclosure; and
Using translated material from another source without appropriate acknowledgment.

Similarity Screening

Manuscripts submitted to JITISM may be screened using plagiarism-detection or similarity-checking software as part of the editorial process. Similarity reports are used as an editorial tool to assist in identifying potentially problematic overlap with previously published or publicly available material.

A similarity percentage alone does not automatically determine whether a manuscript constitutes plagiarism. The editorial team may examine the nature, source, extent, and context of identified similarities before making an editorial decision.

Editorial Action

When potentially inappropriate similarity or plagiarism is identified, the editorial team may conduct further examination and request clarification or revision from the authors.

Depending on the nature and extent of the issue, editorial action may include:

Requesting authors to correct citations or attribution;
Requesting revision of overlapping or improperly paraphrased material;
Returning the manuscript to the authors for substantial revision;
Declining the manuscript when serious plagiarism is identified; or
Taking appropriate post-publication action when plagiarism is identified after publication.

Plagiarism Identified After Publication

If suspected plagiarism is reported after an article has been published, JITISM may investigate the matter and request information or clarification from the authors. When a significant violation is established, the journal may take appropriate action, which may include issuing a correction, retraction, or other editorial notice.

Author Responsibility

Authors are responsible for the originality and integrity of their submitted work. All quotations, paraphrases, ideas, data, figures, tables, and other materials obtained from external sources must be appropriately cited and acknowledged.

Authors should carefully review their manuscripts before submission and ensure compliance with the journal's publication ethics and plagiarism policy.