Screening of Plagiarism

All manuscripts submitted to INVENTA: Jurnal Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar are subject to plagiarism screening as part of the journal's commitment to maintaining academic integrity, originality, and ethical scholarly publishing. Manuscripts will be screened using Turnitin similarity detection software, with a maximum acceptable similarity index of 20%. Manuscripts exceeding this threshold may be rejected following editorial verification of the similarity report. Any manuscript containing confirmed plagiarism or self-plagiarism may be rejected regardless of its similarity percentage.

INVENTA is committed to ensuring that all authors adhere to internationally recognized standards of academic integrity and responsible research publication, particularly in elementary school education and related educational disciplines. Authors are expected to submit original scholarly work that appropriately acknowledges the intellectual contributions of other researchers.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism occurs when an author uses another person's ideas, information, words, research findings, data, or other intellectual contributions without proper acknowledgment of the original source. Plagiarism may involve direct copying, inappropriate paraphrasing, unattributed use of ideas, or the reproduction of research materials without adequate citation or permission.

Regardless of whether plagiarism is intentional or unintentional, it constitutes a serious violation of academic integrity and is unacceptable in manuscripts submitted to INVENTA.

Citation and Attribution Requirements

Authors must provide appropriate citations whenever they incorporate information, interpretations, findings, or ideas obtained from previously published sources.

When authors use specific information from another publication, including research findings, statistical results, methodological procedures, theoretical concepts, or other identifiable scholarly contributions, the original source must be properly cited. Citation is generally not required for widely established common knowledge.

When authors adopt or develop ideas originating from other researchers, acknowledgment of the original source remains necessary, even when those ideas are subsequently expanded, modified, or critically interpreted.

When authors reproduce exact wording from another publication, quotation marks or appropriate block quotation formatting must be used, accompanied by accurate source attribution. Paraphrased material must be substantially rewritten in the authors' own words while maintaining appropriate citation to the original source.

Authors must also ensure that tables, figures, illustrations, research instruments, and educational materials reproduced or adapted from other sources are properly acknowledged and that necessary permissions are obtained where applicable.

Self-Plagiarism and Redundant Publication

Self-plagiarism occurs when authors reuse substantial portions of their previously published work without appropriate acknowledgment or transparent disclosure.

Authors must not submit manuscripts that have already been published or are simultaneously under consideration by another journal, except where explicitly permitted under the journal's publication policies.

When previously published materials are reused for legitimate scholarly purposes, authors must clearly identify the original publication and explain the relationship between the previous work and the submitted manuscript.

Substantial duplication of previously published text, research findings, or analyses without adequate justification may constitute redundant publication and result in manuscript rejection.

Similarity Screening and Editorial Decisions

The editorial team of INVENTA will evaluate manuscript similarity reports as part of the initial screening and editorial assessment process.

A similarity index exceeding 20% may result in manuscript rejection following editorial verification. However, the similarity percentage alone does not automatically establish plagiarism. Editors will examine the nature, extent, and sources of textual overlap, including properly cited quotations, bibliographic references, commonly used methodological terminology, and other legitimate similarities.

Manuscripts with a similarity index of 20% or below may still be rejected if plagiarism, inappropriate citation, substantial unattributed copying, or other violations of academic integrity are identified.

Authors may be requested to revise manuscripts containing limited or unintentional citation and attribution problems when the editorial board determines that the issues can be appropriately corrected.

Confirmed cases of significant plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or redundant publication may result in immediate manuscript rejection.

Editorial Responsibility and Publication Ethics

INVENTA takes academic integrity seriously and reserves the right to reject manuscripts, withdraw acceptance, or initiate appropriate post-publication corrective action when violations of this policy are identified.

If plagiarism or other serious publication ethics violations are discovered after publication, the editorial board may consider issuing a correction, expression of concern, or retraction in accordance with recognized publication ethics principles and applicable editorial procedures.

All authors are responsible for ensuring that their submitted manuscripts are original, accurately referenced, and compliant with the journal's publication ethics requirements.

Through this policy, INVENTA seeks to maintain the credibility, transparency, and scholarly integrity of research published in the field of elementary school education.