Plagiarism Screening

Darunnajah in Language (DIL) is committed to maintaining academic integrity and preventing plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct.

All manuscripts submitted to DIL are subject to plagiarism and similarity screening using an appropriate plagiarism-detection or similarity-checking software before proceeding to the peer-review process.

The maximum acceptable similarity index is 20%. Manuscripts with a similarity index above 20% may be returned to the authors for revision or may be rejected, depending on the extent, nature, and source of the similarities identified.

A similarity score of 20% or below does not automatically indicate that a manuscript is free from plagiarism. The editorial team will examine the similarity report carefully to determine whether the identified similarities are legitimate, such as properly cited quotations, references, common terminology, standard methodological expressions, or unavoidable technical phrases.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all ideas, statements, data, quotations, and materials derived from other sources are properly acknowledged and cited.

DIL strictly prohibits:

• Plagiarism and substantial unattributed copying;
• Self-plagiarism and redundant publication;
• Fabrication or falsification of data;
• Improper appropriation of ideas or intellectual work;
• Manipulation of citations or references;
• Any other form of academic misconduct.

When plagiarism or significant academic misconduct is identified, the journal may take appropriate action, including returning the manuscript for revision, rejecting the manuscript, withdrawing a manuscript from consideration, or issuing a correction or retraction for published articles, depending on the severity of the case.

The final decision regarding plagiarism or academic misconduct rests with the editorial team based on the similarity report, editorial assessment, and relevant publication ethics standards.