Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism screening for all submitted manuscripts in Resonansi: Rekayasa Sosial, Manajemen dan Inovasi is conducted using Turnitin Plagiarism Checker.

The Editorial Board of Resonansi recognizes that plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and therefore establishes the following policy to determine specific actions (penalties) when plagiarism is identified in a manuscript submitted for publication.

Definition

Plagiarism is defined as the use or close imitation of language, ideas, or thoughts of another author, and representing them as one’s own original work without proper acknowledgment. This includes direct copying, paraphrasing without citation, or presenting previously published work as new.

Policy

All manuscripts submitted to Resonansi must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Any materials taken from other sources must be properly cited and clearly distinguished using:

  1. Quotation marks or block indentation,

  2. Proper citation of the original source, and

  3. Permission for the use of material that exceeds fair use standards (e.g., figures, tables, or long text excerpts).

Levels of Plagiarism and Actions

  • Minor Plagiarism:
    Small portions of text are copied without proper citation but do not involve significant ideas or data.
    Action: Authors receive a warning and are required to revise the manuscript with proper citation.

  • Intermediate Plagiarism:
    A significant portion of text is copied without acknowledgment of the source.
    Action: The manuscript is rejected, and the authors are prohibited from submitting new manuscripts for one year.

  • Severe Plagiarism:
    Major portions of text, data, or ideas are plagiarized, including reproducing results or innovations from another work.
    Action: The manuscript is rejected, and the authors are prohibited from submitting to Resonansi for five years.

If repeated plagiarism by the same author(s) is detected, the Editorial Board reserves the right to impose a permanent ban on submissions from the author(s).

Self-Plagiarism

Authors must avoid self-plagiarism, including reusing significant portions of their previously published work without proper citation. Cases of overlap will be assessed as follows:

  • Less than 10% overlap: acceptable with proper citation.

  • 10–50% overlap: treated as intermediate plagiarism.

  • More than 50% overlap: treated as severe plagiarism.

Reuse of methods sections or limited excerpts may be considered minor plagiarism if properly cited.

Retraction Policy

Articles may be retracted if:

  1. Clear evidence shows that the findings are unreliable due to misconduct (e.g., data fabrication) or honest error.

  2. The work has been published previously without proper cross-referencing, acknowledgment, or permission (redundant publication).

  3. The article constitutes plagiarism.

  4. The research was conducted or reported in an unethical manner.

Retractions follow the Retraction Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), accessible at COPE Retraction Guidelines.

Responsibility

All authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscripts and must sign a copyright and ethics statement upon submission, confirming that they understand and comply with this plagiarism policy. The Editorial Board will maintain a record of authors who are subject to penalties and ensure that no banned author is allowed to submit manuscripts during the sanction period.