Plagiarism Policy

Journal CETHE: Journal of Creative Economics and Trading Halal Ecosystem enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism. Should plagiarism be identified in a manuscript submitted for publication, the following specific sanctions will be applied.

Plagiarism is defined as "the use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work." Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and unplagiarised. Any verbatim material taken from another source must be identified as distinct from the present original text by (1) indentation, (2) the use of quotation marks, and (3) proper source attribution. Any text that exceeds fair use standards or reproduced graphical material from another source requires permission from the copyright holder and, where possible, the original author. Furthermore, the source must be identified, such as in prior publications.

All submitted manuscripts will be screened for similarity using Turnitin. If plagiarism is detected, the Editor-in-Chief responsible for reviewing the manuscript will agree on measures based on the level of plagiarism identified, in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. Similarity Index Above 40%: Manuscript Rejected (due to poor citation or poor paraphrasing, the manuscript is outright rejected, and NO RESUBMISSION is accepted).

2. Similarity Index (30% - 40%): Sent to the author for revision (provide correct citation for all similarity matches and perform good paraphrasing even if citation is given).

3. Similarity Index Below 25%: Accepted or citation improvement may be required (proper citation must be provided for all imported text).

In cases 2 and 3, the author must carefully revise the manuscript, include necessary citations, and effectively paraphrase externally sourced text. Furthermore, they must resubmit the article with a Turnitin report indicating no plagiarism and a final similarity score of less than 25%.