Plagiarism Policy

CETHE: Journal of Creative Economics and Trading Halal Ecosystem is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical publishing. All submitted manuscripts must be original and free from plagiarism.

1. Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

• Copying text, ideas, data, or results without proper attribution
• Self-plagiarism (reuse of previously published work without disclosure)
• Improper citation or referencing
• Data fabrication or falsification

2. Similarity Check

All manuscripts submitted to CETHE are screened using plagiarism detection software (e.g., Turnitin, iThenticate, or similar tools).

• The acceptable similarity index is maximum 20% (excluding references and properly quoted text)
• A similarity above this threshold may result in rejection or mandatory revision

3. Editorial Actions

Based on the plagiarism screening results:

• Low similarity → Proceed to peer review
• Moderate similarity → Returned to authors for revision
• High similarity or clear plagiarism → Immediate rejection

If plagiarism is detected after publication, the journal reserves the right to:

• Retract the article
• Publish a retraction notice
• Notify the author’s institution

4. Author Responsibilities

Authors are required to:

• Ensure the originality of their work
• Properly cite all sources and references
• Avoid duplicate submission or redundant publication
• Disclose any prior dissemination of the manuscript (e.g., preprints, conferences)

5. Ethical Compliance

CETHE adheres to internationally recognized publication ethics and follows best practices in academic publishing to prevent plagiarism and research misconduct.