Southeast Asia Journal of Graduate of Islamic Business and Economics (SAJGIBE) is firmly committed to maintaining academic integrity and preventing any form of academic misconduct, including plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

• Originality Requirement: All submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors are entirely responsible for the originality and contents of their submitted papers.

• Plagiarism Screening: Every manuscript submitted to SAJGIBE undergoes strict similarity checking before being assigned to peer reviewers. The screening is performed using professional similarity detection software, primarily Turnitin (or iThenticate).

• Similarity Threshold:

  • The maximum overall similarity index allowed for a manuscript to proceed to the review process is 20%.

  • Matches from single individual sources should not exceed 3% to avoid block plagiarism.

  • Common phrases, standard methodological descriptions, quotes, and the reference list may be excluded from the final percentage calculation if properly cited.

• Handling Misconduct:

  • Similarity between 20% – 25%: The manuscript will be returned to the authors for revision and mandatory rewriting before it can be processed further.

  • Similarity exceeding 25% (or substantial uncredited text duplication): The manuscript will be rejected outright without undergoing peer review.

  • If plagiarism or data fabrication is discovered post-publication, the editorial board reserves the right to issue a formal correction or retract the published article in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.