Screening for Plagiarism Policy

Mega Agroakuatika Journal is committed to maintaining academic integrity and upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. Therefore, all forms of plagiarism are considered serious violations of scholarly publishing practices.

Plagiarism is defined as the use of another person's work, ideas, data, processes, results, or words without proper acknowledgment, citation, or permission. Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts are original works and have not been published elsewhere.

All manuscripts submitted to Mega Agroakuatika Journal are screened using plagiarism detection software, such as Turnitin, before entering the peer-review process and prior to publication. Authors are also encouraged to check the originality of their manuscripts before submission.

The journal recognizes the following forms of plagiarism:

Full Plagiarism

The use of previously published content in whole or in substantial part without significant modification and without proper acknowledgment of the original source.

Partial Plagiarism

The incorporation of content from multiple sources with only minor modifications to wording or sentence structure while failing to provide appropriate citations.

Self-Plagiarism

The reuse of part or all of an author's previously published work without proper disclosure or citation. Self-plagiarism also includes republishing substantially similar content in another publication.

If plagiarism is detected during the review, editing, or pre-publication stages, the editor will contact the author and may request revisions, rewriting, or proper citation of the original source. Manuscripts with similarity levels exceeding the journal’s acceptable limits or containing substantial plagiarism may be rejected.

If plagiarism is discovered after publication, the journal will conduct an investigation in accordance with established publication ethics procedures. If misconduct is confirmed, the article may be corrected, retracted, or formally flagged depending on the severity of the violation. In serious cases, the journal may notify the author’s institution or relevant funding agencies.