Plagiarism Policy

AGRINOVA: Jurnal Inovasi Agribisnis maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding plagiarism. We believe that ethical publishing is the foundation of academic integrity. Every manuscript submitted to the journal undergoes a rigorous screening process to ensure originality and proper attribution.

1. Screening Process

All submitted manuscripts are screened for similarity using Turnitin or other plagiarism detection software. This screening is performed:

  • Immediately upon submission (Pre-review stage).

  • Before final publication (Production stage), if significant revisions were made.

2. Similarity Threshold

  • The maximum acceptable similarity index is 25%.

  • However, even if the overall index is below 25%, a manuscript may still be returned or rejected if there is a high concentration of similarity (e.g., more than 5%) from a single source without proper citation.

3. Types of Plagiarism

The editorial board considers the following as serious ethical violations:

  • Direct Plagiarism: Copying text word-for-word from another source without quotation marks or attribution.

  • Self-Plagiarism: Re-using significant portions of one’s own previously published work without disclosure.

  • Patchwriting: Interweaving someone else's phrases with one's own without clear distinction.

  • Insufficient Citation: Failing to credit the original author for ideas, data, or unique theories.

4. Consequences

  • If plagiarism is detected at the submission stage, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision or summarily rejected.

  • If plagiarism is discovered after publication, the journal reserves the right to issue a formal retraction or correction in accordance with the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines.