Plagiarism Screening

Journal of Global South Early Childhood, as an academic and scientific journal, is committed to ensuring that all authors comply with international standards of academic integrity, particularly regarding plagiarism. The journal strongly condemns and discourages any form of plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined as presenting another person’s ideas, words, data, or findings as one’s own without proper permission, credit, or acknowledgment, or failing to cite the original source appropriately.

Plagiarism may occur in various forms, ranging from direct copying to paraphrasing another author's work without proper attribution. The journal considers plagiarism a serious academic violation. Even when it occurs unintentionally, plagiarism remains unacceptable in scholarly publications.

When authors obtain specific information (such as names, dates, places, statistical data, or other detailed information) from a particular source, proper citation is required. Exceptions apply only to widely known general knowledge that is readily available in multiple sources or commonly recognized within the academic community.

When authors adopt or develop ideas from other scholars, appropriate citation is also required. This may include interpretations of data, methodological approaches, theoretical perspectives, or conclusions drawn from previous studies. Even if authors further develop these ideas, the original source must still be acknowledged before presenting the extended argument or interpretation.

To ensure academic integrity, Journal of Global South Early Childhood uses plagiarism detection tools such as Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) and Turnitin to screen submissions for similarities with previously published or submitted works. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are checked for similarity before being sent for peer review. Manuscripts found to contain significant plagiarism from other works, whether published or unpublished, will be rejected, and the authors may face sanctions in accordance with the journal’s policies. If plagiarism is detected after publication, the article may be corrected or retracted.

To assist in identifying plagiarism, the following forms are recognized:

1. Direct Plagiarism
This occurs when an author copies another author’s work word-for-word, either in whole or in part, without permission, acknowledgment, or proper citation. Such cases can be identified by comparing the suspected manuscript with the original source.

2. Substantial Copying
Substantial copying refers to reproducing a significant portion of another author's work without proper acknowledgment or citation. The concept of “substantial” may refer to both the quantity and quality of the copied material. In academic publishing, this often relates to the intellectual contribution of the copied text relative to the entire work.

3. Paraphrasing Plagiarism
Paraphrasing involves rewriting ideas, sentences, or phrases from a source using different wording. This practice becomes unethical when the author fails to properly cite or acknowledge the original source. Paraphrasing plagiarism is often more difficult to detect because the wording may differ from the original text.

Journal of Global South Early Childhood takes academic integrity very seriously. The editorial team reserves the right to withdraw the acceptance of any manuscript found to violate the journal’s ethical standards. The editors also reserve the right to remove or restrict access to any published material that is found to violate applicable laws, journal policies, or the rights of third parties.

For further information regarding plagiarism screening or publication ethics, authors may contact the editorial office through the journal’s official contact provided on info@jgsec.ppjpaud.org.