Plagiarism Policy

The editorial board of Al-Muamalat: Journal of Islamic Economics Law upholds a strict anti-plagiarism policy and acknowledges that plagiarism is a serious academic offense. Therefore, the journal implements clear and firm measures to address any instances of plagiarism or excessive similarity found in submitted manuscripts.

To ensure originality, Al-Muamalat uses Turnitin plagiarism detection software to screen all submitted articles and final versions prepared for publication. The acceptable similarity threshold is set at no more than 20%. Manuscripts exceeding this limit will be returned to the authors for revision and resubmission.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as the use or close imitation of another author’s language, ideas, or expressions and presenting them as one’s own original work, without proper attribution.

Policy Guidelines

All submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Any direct quotations or reproduced materials must be clearly distinguished from the author’s own text by:

  1. Proper indentation;

  2. Use of quotation marks;

  3. Clear citation of the original source.

Any content that exceeds fair use (generally more than two or three consecutive sentences or equivalent graphical material) must include permission from the copyright holder and appropriate acknowledgment of the source.

Plagiarism Levels and Actions

1. Minor Plagiarism
Involves a short sentence or phrase copied from another work without significant use of data or core ideas.
Action: The author will receive a warning and be asked to revise the manuscript with proper citations.

2. Moderate Plagiarism
Involves substantial content (such as a paragraph or important data) copied from another source without proper referencing.
Action: The manuscript will be rejected immediately.

3. Severe Plagiarism
Involves extensive copying, including reproduction of original data, ideas, methods, formulas, or findings from another work.
Action: The manuscript will be rejected and the author(s) will be prohibited from submitting future manuscripts to Al-Muamalat.