Plagiarism Policy

NUSACIVICA: Journal of Society and Culture recognizes that plagiarism constitutes a serious violation of academic ethics and scholarly integrity. Therefore, the journal implements a strict plagiarism screening policy to ensure the originality and quality of all published manuscripts.

All submitted manuscripts will be screened using plagiarism detection software, such as Turnitin or equivalent similarity-checking tools. The maximum permitted similarity index for submitted manuscripts is 20%, excluding references, quotations, and properly cited sources. Manuscripts exceeding this threshold may be returned to the authors for revision, clarification, or may be rejected depending on the nature and extent of the similarity detected.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as the act of using another person’s words, ideas, data, figures, tables, interpretations, or intellectual work and presenting them as one’s own without proper acknowledgment and citation.

Authors must clearly distinguish between their original contributions and materials derived from other sources and must provide appropriate citations in accordance with academic standards.

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

  • Copying text from another source without proper citation.
  • Using ideas, theories, arguments, or interpretations without acknowledgment.
  • Reproducing data, tables, figures, or images without permission or citation.
  • Submitting another person's work under one's own name.
  • Paraphrasing another author's work without proper attribution.
  • Self-plagiarism, including the reuse of substantial portions of one's previously published work without proper disclosure or citation.

This definition applies regardless of:

  • The source from which the material was copied.
  • Whether the original source itself copied the material from another source.
  • Whether the original author is known or unknown.
  • The type of publication in which the material appears, including journal articles, books, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, websites, or other academic works.
  • Whether permission was granted by the original author to reproduce the material.
  • Whether the copied material originates from the author's own previously published work.

Categories of Plagiarism and Sanctions

When plagiarism is identified through plagiarism detection software or editorial evaluation, the Editorial Board will assess the severity of the violation and apply appropriate sanctions.

Minor Plagiarism

A short sentence, phrase, or brief paragraph is copied without proper citation, but the similarity does not significantly affect the originality of the manuscript.

Sanction:
The author will receive a warning and be required to revise the manuscript, provide appropriate citations, and resubmit the corrected version for further evaluation.

Moderate Plagiarism

Significant portions of text, concepts, or supporting materials are copied from another source without adequate acknowledgment or citation.

Sanction:
The manuscript will be rejected and returned to the author with an explanation of the ethical violation.

Severe Plagiarism

A substantial part of the manuscript is plagiarized, including the unauthorized reproduction of research findings, datasets, methodologies, theoretical frameworks, arguments, analyses, tables, figures, or other original scholarly contributions from previously published works.

Sanction:
The manuscript will be immediately rejected. The Editorial Board reserves the right to prohibit the author(s) from submitting manuscripts to NUSACIVICA: Journal of Society and Culture for a specified period and may notify the author's affiliated institution when deemed necessary.

Editorial Responsibility

The Editorial Board reserves the right to investigate any suspected cases of plagiarism before or after publication. If plagiarism is discovered after publication, the journal may issue corrections, expressions of concern, or retract the article in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

NUSACIVICA is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, originality, transparency, and ethical scholarly publishing.