Plagiarism Check Policy

Indonesian Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education (IJAIE) is committed to maintaining the integrity of the academic record and has a Zero Tolerance policy regarding plagiarism and unethical manipulation of citations. Plagiarism is identified as the act of presenting someone else's work, thoughts, or ideas as one's own without proper acknowledgment.

1. Plagiarism & Similarity Check

To ensure the originality of the content, every manuscript submitted to this journal will be checked for similarity using Turnitin software. This screening process is conducted at two stages (Desk Evaluation and Pre-Publication).

Indonesian Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education (IJAIE) establishes a maximum similarity index of 20%. The filter settings used for the check are: Exclude Bibliography (ON) and Exclude Quotes (ON).

Based on the similarity report, the Editorial Board will take the following actions:

  • Similarity < 20%: The manuscript will proceed to the review process.
  • Similarity 20% - 30%: The manuscript will be returned to the author for revision (paraphrasing) and resubmission.
  • Similarity > 30%: The manuscript may be rejected without review, unless the high similarity is due to technical reasons (e.g., standard templates) which will be verified by the Editor.

2. AI Writing Detection

Complementing the similarity check, the journal also utilizes AI detection capabilities (such as Turnitin's AI writing detection) to screen manuscripts for text generated by Artificial Intelligence tools (e.g., ChatGPT).

While we permit the use of AI tools for language improvement (see our AI Usage Policy), the following conditions apply:

  • Verification: If a manuscript shows a high percentage of AI-generated content, the Editor will verify whether the author has provided a disclosure statement regarding the use of AI.
  • Editorial Judgment: High AI detection scores without proper disclosure may lead to a request for clarification or rejection. The final decision rests with the Editor, considering that AI detectors may occasionally produce false positives.
  • Human Oversight: The journal prioritizes human critical thinking. Manuscripts that appear to be entirely or substantially generated by AI without significant human intellectual contribution will be declined.

Types of Ethical Violation

The journal categorizes the following as plagiarism/unethical behavior:

  • Plagiarism: Copying portions of another author's work without citing the source.
  • Self-Plagiarism: Reusing significant parts of one's own previously published work without proper citation.
  • Undeclared AI Generation: Using Generative AI to write the manuscript without disclosing it to the editor/readers.

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