Journal of Education, Technology and Economics (JETE) is committed to maintaining academic integrity, originality, and ethical standards in all published works. To support this commitment, every submitted manuscript is subject to plagiarism screening before or during the peer-review process.

1. Plagiarism Screening

All manuscripts submitted to JETE are screened using appropriate plagiarism-detection software. The screening is conducted to identify substantial similarities between the submitted manuscript and previously published or publicly available materials, including journal articles, books, conference proceedings, theses, dissertations, websites, and other academic sources.

Plagiarism screening may be conducted at the initial editorial stage and, when necessary, at subsequent stages of the editorial and peer-review process.

2. Similarity Assessment

The similarity score generated by plagiarism-detection software serves as an initial screening indicator and does not, by itself, determine whether plagiarism has occurred.

The Editor will assess the nature, extent, context, and sources of the identified similarities. The following types of similarity may be considered acceptable when appropriately used:

• Standard terminology and technical expressions.
• Descriptions of commonly used research methods.
• Properly cited quotations.
• References and bibliographic information.
• Common expressions that are unavoidable within a particular academic discipline.

3. Similarity Threshold

As a general guideline, JETE recommends that submitted manuscripts have a similarity index of no more than 20%, excluding references and properly cited quotations where applicable.

However, the similarity percentage is not the sole basis for determining plagiarism. The final assessment will consider the nature, location, source, and context of the similarities identified in the manuscript.

A manuscript with a similarity score below the recommended threshold may still be considered problematic if substantial unattributed material is identified. Conversely, a higher similarity score may not necessarily indicate plagiarism when the similarities arise from legitimate and properly cited sources.

4. Actions Based on Screening Results

Depending on the screening results and editorial assessment, the Editor may take the following actions:

• Low similarity: The manuscript may proceed to the editorial and peer-review process.
• Moderate similarity: The manuscript may be returned to the authors for revision, clarification, and appropriate citation.
• High or inappropriate similarity: The manuscript may be rejected or subjected to further investigation.
• Confirmed plagiarism: Appropriate action will be taken in accordance with JETE's Publication Ethics policy.

The Editor reserves the right to request clarification or additional information from the authors when necessary.

5. Author Responsibility

Authors are fully responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original and that the work of other researchers is properly acknowledged.

All ideas, statements, data, figures, tables, quotations, and other materials derived from external sources must be appropriately cited and acknowledged.

Authors must not:

• Copy text or ideas from other sources without proper attribution.
• Submit the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously.
• Reuse substantial portions of their previously published work without appropriate citation and disclosure.
• Manipulate citations or sources to conceal plagiarism or inappropriate reuse.
• Present another person's work, data, findings, or ideas as their own.

Authors are also responsible for ensuring that any use of third-party materials complies with applicable copyright and intellectual property requirements.

6. Plagiarism Identified After Publication

If plagiarism or other serious academic misconduct is identified after an article has been published, JETE will investigate the allegation in accordance with its Publication Ethics policy.

If plagiarism or serious academic misconduct is confirmed, the journal may take appropriate corrective action, including:

• Publishing a correction or clarification.
• Retracting the published article.
• Issuing an editorial or ethical notice.
• Notifying the author's affiliated institution or relevant authorities when considered necessary.

JETE is committed to protecting the integrity of the scholarly record and will take appropriate measures to address confirmed cases of plagiarism.