Plagiarism Statement and Policy

IJLHE: International Journal of Language, Humanities, and Education maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism. The following guidelines outline our definition, procedures, and penalties when plagiarism is detected in submitted manuscripts.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the use or close imitation of another author’s language, ideas, or expressions and presenting them as one’s own original work. This includes verbatim copying, close paraphrasing without attribution, and unacknowledged use of ideas.

Policy Requirements

  • Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.

  • Any verbatim material from other sources must be clearly distinguished through:

    1. Indentation,

    2. Quotation marks, and

    3. Proper citation of the source.

  • Text exceeding fair use (more than two or three sentences) or any reproduced graphic material requires:

    • Written permission from the copyright holder (and, if feasible, the original author),

    • Proper attribution to the original source.

Similarity Checking

All submissions are screened using Turnitin or iThenticate. A similarity report will be shared with the authors when plagiarism is suspected.

Editorial Actions Based on Similarity Index

  • Above 40% – Immediate rejection due to poor citation and/or paraphrasing. No resubmission will be accepted.

  • 15%–40% – Returned to the author for revision with instructions to add proper citations and improve paraphrasing, even if citations exist.

  • Less than 10% – Accepted or returned for minor citation improvements.

For similarity between 15% and 40% or less than 10%, authors must:

  1. Revise the manuscript thoroughly,

  2. Add missing citations,

  3. Paraphrase outsourced text appropriately, and

  4. Resubmit with a new Turnitin/iThenticate report showing no plagiarism and similarity below 15%.