Plagiarism Screening Policy

IJDIS applies strict plagiarism screening to maintain academic originality.

Screening Procedure

All submitted manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software before peer review.

Acceptable Similarity Level

• Maximum similarity index: 20% overall
• Maximum similarity from single source: 5%
• Excluding references and quotations

Actions for Violation

• Minor similarity → Revision request
• Moderate similarity → Resubmission required
• Major plagiarism → Immediate rejection
• Post-publication plagiarism → Retraction