Plagiarism Screening Policy

TA’ṢĪL: Journal of Islamic Sciences is committed to preventing plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct.

All submitted manuscripts may undergo similarity or plagiarism screening as part of the editorial assessment process.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

• copying another person's ideas, words, data, or work without appropriate acknowledgment;
• substantial unattributed textual reproduction;
• inappropriate paraphrasing;
• duplicate publication;
• self-plagiarism that results in substantial duplication of previously published work; and
• presenting another person's intellectual work as one's own.

Evaluation & Contextual Assessment

Similarity reports are evaluated by the editorial team in context. A similarity percentage alone does not automatically determine whether plagiarism has occurred, because legitimate quotations, references, methodological terminology, and commonly used expressions may contribute to similarity results.

Actions on Plagiarism

When substantial plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct are identified, the manuscript may be rejected. In cases involving published articles, the journal may issue a correction, retraction, or other appropriate action in accordance with applicable publication ethics standards.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts comply with academic integrity requirements before submission.