Every manuscript submitted to Atthar: Journal of Innovative Islamic Education is checked for similarity before it is sent for review.
Screening
- Manuscripts are checked using [Turnitin].
- The maximum acceptable similarity index is [20] per cent, excluding references and properly attributed quotations.
- Manuscripts exceeding this threshold are returned to the author without review.
What Counts as Plagiarism
- Reproducing another person's words, ideas, data, or figures without attribution.
- Paraphrasing another person's work closely without citation.
- Reusing substantial parts of one's own published work without disclosure (self-plagiarism).
Action
Where plagiarism is identified before publication, the manuscript is rejected. Where it is identified after publication, the article is retracted, a retraction notice is published in its place, and the authors' institution may be informed.