Plagiarism Policy and AI Use Policy

Plagiarism Policy

Isen Mulang: Journal of Education and Learning strictly prohibits all forms of plagiarism and ensures that every submitted manuscript is screened for similarity using reliable plagiarism detection software before entering the review stage.

Forms of plagiarism that are not tolerated include:

Direct plagiarism: copying text without citation
Paraphrased plagiarism: rewording ideas without acknowledgment
Idea plagiarism: adopting ideas or concepts without proper credit
Self-plagiarism: reusing one’s own previously published content without disclosure
Duplicate submission/publication: submitting or publishing the same work in more than one journal

Similarity Limits

Accepted similarity threshold:

Maximum 20% including references, or
Maximum 25% excluding references

Manuscripts exceeding these limits may be returned to authors for revision or rejected.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all quoted or adapted material is properly cited.

AI Use Policy

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in writing is allowed only for supportive functions, and not as a source of intellectual or research content.

AI usage that is permitted:

✔ Grammar checking and proofreading
✔ Language editing and sentence refinement
✔ Format or reference organization assistance

Examples: Grammarly, AI grammar assistant, reference managers

AI usage that is prohibited:

❌ Generating full manuscript content
❌ Producing research data, results, interpretations, or literature analysis
❌ Creating false references or citations
❌ Writing methodology or findings without validation

Authors must take full responsibility for originality, accuracy, and integrity of the manuscript.

AI Use Declaration

If AI tools are used, authors must declare their usage in the Acknowledgment section.

Example statement:

"The authors used AI-based tools only for grammar refinement and technical editing. All research findings, arguments, analyses, and conclusions are the sole responsibility of the authors."