Plagiarism Policy

MANTIQIA: Journal of Islamic Philosophy

MANTIQIA: Journal of Islamic Philosophy recognizes that plagiarism constitutes a serious violation of academic ethics, intellectual honesty, and scholarly integrity. Therefore, the journal implements a strict plagiarism screening policy to ensure the originality, credibility, and academic quality of all published manuscripts.

All submitted manuscripts will be screened using plagiarism detection software, such as Turnitin, iThenticate, or equivalent similarity-checking tools. The maximum permitted similarity index for submitted manuscripts is 20%, excluding references, quotations, properly cited materials, and standard methodological descriptions. 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, arguments, concepts, interpretations, theories, translations, data, figures, tables, 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 accepted academic standards.

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

Copying text from another source without proper citation.
Using ideas, theories, philosophical arguments, concepts, or interpretations without acknowledgment.
Reproducing data, tables, figures, images, diagrams, translations, manuscripts, or scholarly materials 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.

Scope of Application

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, educational materials, translations, or other scholarly 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, philosophical arguments, interpretations, analyses, 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, theoretical frameworks, philosophical arguments, analyses, translations, methodologies, datasets, tables, figures, images, 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 MANTIQIA: Journal of Islamic Philosophy 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, article withdrawal, or article retraction in accordance with the guidelines and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The Editorial Board may also consult external experts or the author's affiliated institution when necessary to investigate allegations of academic misconduct.

Commitment to Academic Integrity

MANTIQIA: Journal of Islamic Philosophy is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, originality, transparency, intellectual honesty, scholarly responsibility, and ethical publishing.

The journal encourages authors, reviewers, and editors to uphold ethical research and publication practices that contribute to the advancement of Islamic philosophy, critical inquiry, intellectual dialogue, and the global scholarly community.