Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains strictly upholds academic integrity and does not tolerate any form of plagiarism. All submitted manuscripts must be the original work of the author(s) and free from unethical practices. The plagiarism policy is as follows:

1. Plagiarism Screening

   • All manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains are screened using similarity-checking software (e.g., Turnitin or equivalent) prior to the peer review process.
   • Manuscripts with a similarity index of more than 20% (excluding references, quotes, and commonly used terms) may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected outright.

2. Types of Plagiarism
   The following practices are considered plagiarism and are unacceptable:

   • Copying text, ideas, images, or data from other sources without proper citation.
   • Self-plagiarism or duplicate publication (submitting the same work to more than one journal).
   • Fabrication or falsification of data.
   • Using previously published materials without adequate acknowledgment.

3. Editorial Action

   • If plagiarism is detected during the submission stage, the manuscript will be rejected immediately.
   • If plagiarism is identified after publication, the article may be retracted, and a notice of retraction will be published on the journal’s website.
   • Authors found committing plagiarism may be blacklisted from future submissions to Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains.

4. Authors’ Responsibility
   Authors are fully responsible for ensuring that their work is free of plagiarism and must properly cite all sources used in their manuscript.

By submitting their manuscript, authors agree to this plagiarism policy and accept that any violation may result in rejection or retraction of their work.