Screening for Plagiarism

Jurnal Mebang strictly prohibits plagiarism and self-plagiarism. Any scientific work that contains indications of plagiarism in any form will be rejected. All submissions will undergo a similarity check using the plagiarism detection tool Turnitin. The journal sets the maximum allowable similarity index at 20%. Each manuscript will be checked for similarity twice: during submission and before publication.

During the initial submission check, if the similarity index exceeds 20%, the manuscript will be automatically returned to the author, and its status will be rejected. However, if the similarity index is below 20%, the author must revise the article, including addressing reviewers' comments.

For the pre-publication check, if the similarity index exceeds 20%, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision or paraphrasing to ensure compliance with the maximum similarity threshold. Conversely, if the similarity index is below 20%, the manuscript will proceed to the copyediting stage.

Settings used for "Filters and Settings" on the Turnitin website:
Exclude quotes: On
Exclude bibliography: On
Exclude matches: Don't exclude by size