Plagiarism Policy

SINOV : Media Informasi Penelitian Kabupaten Semarang is committed to maintaining academic integrity, originality, and ethical standards in scholarly publishing. All authors are responsible for ensuring that their submitted manuscripts are original, properly referenced, and compliant with the journal's requirements concerning plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

Authors must submit only original work. The same article must not be submitted concurrently to another journal. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not permitted. Reused material from previously published work must be appropriately acknowledged and cited.

Authors must cite appropriate sources for facts, arguments, data, and ideas. Direct quotations, paraphrased material, and other contributions must be properly acknowledged. Failure to acknowledge sources may constitute plagiarism.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material, including images, tables, and figures. Such materials must be used in accordance with copyright requirements and relevant sources acknowledged.

Authors must disclose relevant conflicts of interest (financial, professional, personal) that could raise concerns about bias. Relevant sources of funding for the authors or their affiliated organizations must also be disclosed.

The Editorial Board screens submitted manuscripts using Turnitin to identify potential plagiarism and overlapping text. Check your manuscript before submission to ensure sources are properly cited.

Manuscripts are screened for indicators of AI-generated content. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy and originality of their manuscripts, including any material prepared with the assistance of AI tools.

The Editorial Board is responsible for conducting manuscript screening and enforcing this policy. Manuscripts that fail to meet the journal's originality, similarity, or AI detection requirements may be rejected. The journal aims to safeguard academic integrity and the credibility of its published research.