Plagiarism Policy

Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan STIE Muhammadiyah Palopo

Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan STIE Muhammadiyah Palopo is firmly committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics. The journal maintains a strict policy against all forms of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, redundant publication, and other unethical practices.

Similarity Screening
All submitted manuscripts are screened for similarity using Turnitin before entering the peer-review process. The maximum acceptable similarity index is 20% (excluding references and common methodological phrases). Manuscripts exceeding this threshold may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected at the Editor’s discretion.

Author Responsibility
Authors must ensure that their submissions are entirely original and that any use of others’ words, ideas, data, or figures is properly cited and acknowledged.

Actions in Case of Violation
In cases of detected plagiarism, the journal reserves the right to reject the manuscript, request revisions, issue a retraction (if already published), notify the authors’ institutions, or take other appropriate measures in accordance with COPE guidelines and the journal’s Publication Ethics.

By submitting a manuscript, authors declare that they have read, understood, and agreed to this Plagiarism Policy.