Plagiarism Policy

WUJUD: Journal of Engineering and Technology

WUJUD: Journal of Engineering and Technology is committed to maintaining originality, academic integrity, and ethical standards in all published scholarly works. Plagiarism, inappropriate duplication, unattributed use of another person's work, redundant publication, and other forms of academic misconduct are not acceptable. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are subject to similarity screening and editorial evaluation before publication.

Maximum Overall Similarity

≤ 20%

All submitted manuscripts must comply with the journal's originality requirements.

Similarity Screening Policy

Manuscripts submitted to WUJUD: Journal of Engineering and Technology are screened using appropriate similarity-detection software before proceeding through the publication process. The journal establishes a maximum overall similarity level of 20%.

Component	WUJUD Policy
Maximum Similarity	20% overall similarity
Screening Stage	Conducted during the initial editorial screening and may be repeated after manuscript revision.
Screening Tool	Appropriate similarity-detection software, such as Turnitin or another reliable similarity-checking system.
References	Bibliographic references may be excluded from the similarity calculation where supported by the screening system.
Direct Quotations	Properly cited and clearly identified direct quotations may be excluded where appropriate, but remain subject to editorial evaluation.
Final Assessment	Similarity percentage is not interpreted automatically. Editors evaluate the source, pattern, location, context, and nature of every significant similarity.

Important: A similarity score below 20% does not automatically mean that a manuscript is free from plagiarism. Substantial consecutive copying, unattributed paraphrasing, inappropriate reuse of data, figures, tables, ideas, methods, or text from a particular source may constitute plagiarism even when the total similarity percentage is below the journal's maximum threshold.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the use, reproduction, presentation, translation, paraphrasing, or appropriation of another person's words, ideas, arguments, methods, data, theories, figures, tables, images, designs, or other intellectual contributions without proper acknowledgement of the original source. Plagiarism may involve the work of another person or inappropriate reuse of an author's own previously published material.

Forms of Plagiarism and Unacceptable Text Reuse

No.	Type	Description
1	Direct Plagiarism	Copying words, sentences, paragraphs, or other material from a source without proper quotation and acknowledgement.
2	Mosaic Plagiarism	Combining copied phrases, sentence structures, or ideas from one or more sources with minor wording changes while failing to provide appropriate attribution.
3	Inappropriate Paraphrasing	Rewriting another person's work with superficial changes while retaining the original structure, ideas, or expression without appropriate citation.
4	Self-Plagiarism	Reusing substantial portions of an author's previously published material without appropriate citation, disclosure, or legitimate justification.
5	Translation Plagiarism	Translating another person's published work from one language into another and presenting it without appropriate citation or acknowledgement.
6	Data and Figure Plagiarism	Using data, tables, figures, photographs, diagrams, designs, technical drawings, computer code, or other materials without proper acknowledgement or permission where required.
7	Duplicate or Redundant Publication	Publishing or submitting substantially the same research, data, analysis, or manuscript more than once without transparent disclosure and legitimate scholarly justification.

Plagiarism Screening Procedure

1. Manuscript Submission

Authors submit their manuscript through the journal's Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.

2. Similarity Screening

The editorial team conducts a similarity check using appropriate similarity-detection software before the manuscript proceeds through the editorial and peer-review process.

3. Editorial Examination

The similarity report is examined by the Editor. The percentage alone does not determine the editorial outcome. Editors assess the sources, context, distribution, continuity, and scholarly legitimacy of matching material.

4. Author Revision or Editorial Action

When inappropriate similarity is identified, the manuscript may be returned to the authors for correction or rejected when plagiarism or other serious misconduct is suspected.

5. Re-Screening

Revised manuscripts may be screened again before acceptance to verify compliance with the journal's originality and similarity requirements.

Editorial Treatment of Similarity Results

Result	Status	Editorial Action
≤ 20%	Eligible for Evaluation	The manuscript may proceed if editorial examination confirms that the similarities are legitimate, appropriately cited, and do not constitute plagiarism.
> 20%	Requires Editorial Action	The manuscript may be returned for substantial correction or rejected depending on the source, extent, pattern, and seriousness of the detected overlap.
Any Percentage	Confirmed Plagiarism	A manuscript containing confirmed plagiarism may be rejected regardless of its total similarity percentage.

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors are responsible for ensuring the originality and integrity of manuscripts submitted to the journal.

All ideas, data, theories, text, figures, tables, methods, software, and other materials originating from another source must be appropriately acknowledged.
Direct quotations must be clearly identified and properly cited.
Paraphrased material must be substantially rewritten in the author's own scholarly expression and properly cited.
Previously published work by the same author must be appropriately cited and must not be reused inappropriately.
Authors must not submit substantially the same manuscript simultaneously to another journal.
Authors must respond honestly and completely to requests for clarification regarding similarity or originality concerns.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers are encouraged to alert the Editor when they identify substantial similarity, duplicate data, unattributed ideas, suspicious figures or tables, redundant publication, or other indications of possible plagiarism. Reviewers should provide sufficient information to enable the Editor to investigate the concern appropriately.

Editorial Responsibility

Editors are responsible for interpreting similarity reports and determining whether detected similarities represent legitimate scholarly use, inadequate citation, inappropriate text reuse, plagiarism, redundant publication, or another form of publication misconduct. Editorial decisions are based on the nature and seriousness of the evidence rather than solely on a numerical similarity score.

Plagiarism Detected Before Publication

If plagiarism or inappropriate duplication is identified before publication, the editorial team will evaluate its severity. Minor citation or attribution problems may be returned to the author for correction. Manuscripts involving substantial plagiarism, deliberate copying, fabricated attribution, duplicate submission, or serious academic misconduct may be rejected immediately.

Plagiarism Detected After Publication

Allegations of plagiarism concerning a published article will be investigated by the journal. When plagiarism or another significant ethical violation is confirmed, appropriate post-publication action will be taken according to the seriousness of the case.

Publication of a correction or clarification where appropriate.
Publication of an expression of concern when an investigation remains unresolved.
Retraction of the article when the integrity or reliability of the publication is substantially compromised.
Notification to relevant parties or institutions when necessary and appropriate.

A retracted article will not simply be deleted. Its bibliographic metadata and scholarly record will be retained, while its retracted status and the reason for retraction will be clearly identified.

Originality Requirement

Every manuscript published by WUJUD: Journal of Engineering and Technology must represent an original scholarly contribution. Authors must clearly distinguish their own findings, arguments, designs, analyses, technological developments, and intellectual contributions from material derived from previous publications.

Similarity Is Not the Same as Plagiarism

A similarity report identifies textual matches; it does not independently establish plagiarism. Some legitimate similarities may result from technical terminology, standard methodological expressions, properly cited quotations, references, or other unavoidable scholarly language. Conversely, serious plagiarism may exist even when the overall similarity score is relatively low. Therefore, every significant similarity is subject to editorial interpretation.

Commitment to Academic Integrity

WUJUD: Journal of Engineering and Technology is committed to protecting the integrity of the scholarly record. The journal applies a maximum overall similarity threshold of 20%, combined with careful editorial evaluation of similarity patterns and sources. Manuscripts that fail to meet the journal's originality, attribution, and research integrity standards will not be accepted for publication.

Publication Ethics Reference: Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)