Plagiarism Screening

Plagiarism Screening and Academic Integrity Policy

International Education Trend Issues (IETI) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, research ethics, and responsible scholarly publishing. The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, inappropriate text recycling, data fabrication, falsification, or other forms of academic misconduct.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts submitted to IETI represent original scholarly work. Any ideas, data, text, figures, tables, methods, or other materials derived from the work of others must be appropriately acknowledged, cited, and, where necessary, quoted in accordance with accepted academic standards.

Originality of Submitted Manuscripts

Manuscripts submitted to IETI must not have been previously published in substantially the same form and must not be simultaneously under consideration by another journal. Authors must disclose any substantial overlap between the submitted manuscript and their previously published or submitted work.

The reuse of an author's own previously published material without appropriate citation or disclosure may constitute self-plagiarism or inappropriate text recycling. Where previously published material is necessary for scholarly context, it must be cited transparently and used only to the extent academically justified.

Similarity Screening

All manuscripts submitted to International Education Trend Issues (IETI) may undergo similarity screening as part of the journal's editorial evaluation process. IETI currently uses Turnitin or other appropriate similarity-detection tools to identify potentially problematic textual overlap.

Authors are encouraged to review the originality of their manuscripts before submission. Further information about Turnitin is available at:

https://www.turnitin.com/

As an editorial guideline, IETI generally expects an overall similarity index of no more than 15%. However, the similarity percentage is not used as the sole criterion for determining plagiarism or manuscript acceptance.

A similarity report must be interpreted contextually. References, commonly used terminology, properly quoted material, methodological descriptions, institutional names, and other legitimate textual similarities may contribute to the overall similarity score without constituting plagiarism. Conversely, a manuscript with a relatively low similarity score may still contain unacceptable plagiarism if substantial unattributed material has been reproduced from a particular source.

Therefore, all similarity reports are subject to editorial assessment.

Evaluation of Potential Plagiarism

Where potentially inappropriate textual overlap is identified, the editorial team may evaluate:

  • the extent and location of the overlapping material;

  • whether the original source has been properly acknowledged;

  • whether quotation and citation conventions have been followed;

  • whether the overlap involves previously published work by the same author;

  • whether the similarity occurs in the introduction, literature review, methodology, results, or discussion;

  • the scholarly significance of the overlapping material; and

  • whether there is evidence of intentional or systematic misrepresentation of authorship.

Depending on the nature and severity of the issue, the journal may request revision, clarification, additional citation, or rewriting. Manuscripts containing substantial plagiarism, deliberate unattributed copying, duplicate publication, or serious academic misconduct may be rejected.

If plagiarism or other serious misconduct is identified after publication, the journal may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, as appropriate and in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies.

Author Responsibilities

Before submitting a manuscript, authors should ensure that:

  1. the manuscript represents original scholarly work;

  2. all sources have been appropriately cited;

  3. direct quotations are clearly identified;

  4. paraphrased material is adequately rewritten and properly attributed;

  5. previously published work by the same authors has been cited where relevant;

  6. copyrighted materials have been used with appropriate permission where required; and

  7. the manuscript is not simultaneously submitted to another publication.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors are aware of and comply with these requirements.

Language Quality and Grammarly

To support clarity and readability, manuscripts may also be reviewed using language-support tools such as Grammarly or comparable applications.

Such tools are used only to assist with aspects such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, readability, and language consistency. They do not evaluate the scientific validity, methodological rigor, originality, or scholarly contribution of a manuscript.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, meaning, interpretation, and academic integrity of all submitted content. The use of language-editing software does not replace professional proofreading, editorial assessment, or peer review.

Editorial Decision

Similarity screening is one component of IETI's broader editorial quality-control process. Editorial decisions are not determined solely by a numerical similarity score but are based on the manuscript's originality, academic integrity, methodological quality, scholarly contribution, compliance with journal policies, and peer-review outcomes.

International Education Trend Issues (IETI) reserves the right to reject, request revision of, or take appropriate post-publication action on any manuscript found to violate the journal's standards of publication ethics and academic integrity.