Screening for Plagiarism Policy

Cakraedu: Cakrawala Edukasi is committed to upholding the originality and integrity of all published scholarly works. Therefore, every submitted manuscript will undergo plagiarism screening before proceeding to the review stage.

Plagiarism Policy:

• All manuscripts are checked using plagiarism detection software, such as Turnitin or similar tools.

• The maximum allowable similarity index is 20%, excluding direct quotations and references.

• If the similarity score exceeds this limit, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision or may be rejected outright depending on the severity and nature of the plagiarism.

Types of violations considered plagiarism include:

• Copying part or all of someone else’s work without proper attribution.

• Using ideas, data, or structure of another work without citing the source.

• Republishing the same work in another journal (duplicate publication).

Sanctions:

• Manuscripts found to contain serious plagiarism will be rejected.

• If plagiarism is detected after publication, the article may be retracted, and the author(s) may face administrative sanctions.

Authors are strongly encouraged to self-check their manuscripts before submission and ensure proper citation of all sources.