Ajari: Journal of Educational Science is committed to maintaining originality, academic honesty, and integrity in scholarly publication. Every manuscript submitted to the journal must represent original work and must not contain plagiarism, self-plagiarism, unauthorized duplication, data fabrication, falsification, or substantial overlap with previously published material.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all ideas, data, statements, figures, tables, and words obtained from other sources are properly acknowledged and cited according to accepted academic standards.

Similarity Screening

All submitted manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin, iThenticate, or another reliable similarity detection system before entering the external peer review process.

The similarity report is examined by the editorial team to determine whether the identified matches represent properly cited material, technical phrases, references, legitimate methodological descriptions, or unacceptable textual overlap. The similarity percentage is not used as the sole basis for an editorial decision.

Similarity Standard

Manuscripts are generally expected to have an overall similarity score below 20%, excluding the bibliography, properly formatted quotations, common technical terminology, and standard methodological expressions.

A manuscript with a similarity score below the stated threshold may still be rejected when substantial copying, inadequate paraphrasing, unattributed use of ideas, or excessive overlap from a single source is identified.

A manuscript with a higher similarity score may be considered for revision when the overlap results primarily from references, research instruments, standard terminology, or properly acknowledged material. The final assessment remains an editorial judgment based on the nature, source, and context of the similarity.

Forms of Unacceptable Textual Overlap

The journal considers the following practices inconsistent with academic and publication ethics:

Editorial Action

The editorial response depends on the nature, extent, and stage at which the suspected plagiarism is identified.

Investigation of Suspected Plagiarism

When plagiarism or substantial overlap is suspected, the editorial team will review the similarity report, compare the manuscript with the identified sources, and assess the context of the matching material.

The corresponding author may be asked to provide clarification, supporting documents, original data, permissions, or a detailed explanation. The authors will be given a reasonable opportunity to respond before a final decision is made.

Serious or unresolved cases may be referred to the authors' affiliated institutions, research ethics bodies, funding organizations, or other relevant authorities.

Author Responsibilities

• Submit only original work that has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
• Cite all sources accurately and consistently.
• Use quotation marks and page references when reproducing exact words.
• Obtain permission for copyrighted tables, figures, instruments, or extensive quoted material.
• Disclose earlier publications, conference papers, theses, preprints, or related manuscripts derived from the same study.
• Cooperate fully with any editorial investigation concerning originality or publication ethics.

Publication Ethics Guidance

The journal handles suspected plagiarism, redundant publication, and other forms of publication misconduct in accordance with the guidance and workflows of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) .

Submission of a manuscript to Ajari: Journal of Educational Science confirms that the authors understand and agree to comply with this plagiarism policy and all applicable publication ethics requirements.