Plagiarism Policy

Upholding the Integrity of Scientific Publication

The Editorial Team of the Publivana Journal of Community Service and Innovation (PJCSI) recognizes that plagiarism is unacceptable and, therefore, sets out the following policy stating the specific actions (penalties) when plagiarism is identified in an article submitted for publication in the Publivana Journal of Community Service and Innovation (PJCSI).

Definition:

Plagiarism is intentionally or unintentionally obtaining or attempting to obtain credit or marks for a scientific work by quoting part or all of the work and scientific work of another party recognized as his/her scientific work without properly and adequately acknowledging the source.

General Guidelines

Articles must be original, have never been published, and are not awaiting publication elsewhere. Material taken verbally from other sources needs to be identified so that it differs from the original text. If plagiarism is identified, then the Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the review of the article and will approve action according to the level of plagiarism detected, with the following guidelines:

Articles submitted to Publivana Journal of Community Service and Innovation (PJCSI) will be checked for plagiarism using Turnitin detection software (www.turnitin.com).

Plagiarism Level & Action taken:

01. Partial Sentences: Plagiarizing part of a short sentence from another article without mentioning the source.
Action: The author is given a warning and a request to change the text and cite correctly.

02. Large Scale Plagiarism: Plagiarized a large part of another article without proper citation and did not mention the source.
Action: The submitted article is rejected for publication in Publivana Journal of Community Service and Innovation (PJCSI). The author may be sanctioned not to be allowed publication in Publivana Journal of Community Service and Innovation (PJCSI).

03. Joint Responsibility: All authors of articles are responsible for the content of the articles they submit to Publivana Journal of Community Service and Innovation (PJCSI). If the article is classified as plagiarism, all authors will be subject to the same action.

04. Simultaneous Submission: Suppose the author is proven to have submitted a manuscript to the Publivana Journal of Community Service and Innovation (PJCSI) while simultaneously submitting it to another journal, and this overlap is found during the reviewer process or after publication. In that case, action will be taken according to point 2 above.

05. Other Forms: If plagiarism is found outside the above rules, the editor of the Publivana Journal of Community Service and Innovation (PJCSI) has the right to take sanctions according to the editorial team's policy.

Strictly Monitored by Turnitin Detection System