Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism and Academic Integrity Policy

The Dibon Journal of Education (DJE) maintains rigorous standards to ensure the originality and integrity of all published work. This policy outlines our procedures, requirements, and consequences regarding plagiarism and academic misconduct.

1. Plagiarism Definition and Types
- Direct copying of text, figures, or data
- Paraphrasing without proper attribution
- Self-plagiarism (recycling previous work)
- Translation plagiarism
- Ideas plagiarism
- Data fabrication or manipulation

2. Similarity Guidelines
- Maximum acceptable similarity index: 15%
- Exclusions from similarity index:
- References section
- Standard methodology descriptions
- Common terminology
- Previously published abstracts by same authors
- Each source similarity should not exceed 3%

3. Detection Procedures
- Initial screening using Turnitin
- Manual review by editorial team
- Cross-reference checking
- Figure and data originality verification
- Citation verification

4. Artificial Intelligence Usage Policy
The journal recognizes AI tools while maintaining academic integrity:
- AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Bard, etc.) must be declared
- AI usage does not constitute authorship
- Permitted AI uses:
- Literature search assistance
- Language editing
- Data analysis support
- Reference formatting
- Prohibited AI uses:
- Content generation
- Analysis interpretation
- Discussion writing
- Conclusion formulation

5. Author Responsibilities
Authors must:
- Ensure manuscript originality
- Properly cite all sources
- Declare all AI tool usage
- Sign originality declaration
- Maintain source documentation
- Accept full accountability

6. Verification Process
Each manuscript undergoes:
- Automated plagiarism detection
- Editorial review
- Peer reviewer originality assessment
- Post-acceptance final check

7. Consequences of Violation
The journal will take the following actions for violations:
- Minor violations (16-30% similarity):
- One-time revision opportunity
- Required explanation
- Major violations (>31% similarity):
- Immediate rejection
- Author notification
- Severe violations:
- Author blacklisting
- Institution notification
- Notification to other journals
- Post-publication discovery:
- Article retraction
- Published retraction notice
- Author ban

8. Appeals Process
Authors may appeal decisions by:
- Submitting written explanation
- Providing supporting evidence
- Requesting secondary review

Contact editor.education@dibonjournals.com for any questions regarding this policy.