Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism Policy for IJoRIS
IJoRIS: The International Journal of Religious and Interdisciplinary Studies is committed to publishing original research and scholarly work. Plagiarism is strictly prohibited in all submissions to our journal.

Definition of Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the use of others' ideas, words, data, or work without proper attribution or credit. This includes:

1. Copying text, images, or other content from published or unpublished sources without citing the original source.
2. Paraphrasing or summarizing the work of others without citing the original source.
3. Submitting someone else's work as one's own, including papers, projects, experiments, computer programs, or other materials.
4. Self-plagiarism is the reuse of one's own previously published work without proper citation.


Our Policy
The editorial team of IJoRIS will carefully check all submissions for plagiarism using plagiarism detection software. Any manuscript found to contain plagiarized content will be immediately rejected.

In cases where plagiarism is discovered after publication, we reserve the right to retract the article and notify the author's institution. Repeated instances of plagiarism by an author may result in a ban from publishing in IJoRIS.

Author Responsibilities
By submitting a manuscript to IJoRIS, the authors guarantee that the work is original and has not been published elsewhere. Authors must properly cite all sources used in the preparation of their manuscript.

If an author becomes aware of a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they have an ethical obligation to promptly notify the editorial team so that appropriate action can be taken.

Editorial Board Responsibilities
The editorial team of IJoRIS is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the journal by identifying and addressing any instances of plagiarism. The editors will use appropriate plagiarism detection tools to screen all submissions.

If plagiarism is detected, the editors will follow the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines for handling such cases. This may involve contacting the authors, their institutions, and sometimes retracting the published work.

The IJoRIS editorial board is committed to upholding the highest academic integrity and credibility standards. We appreciate your cooperation in maintaining these standards.