Plagiarism Screening Policy

All manuscripts are screened before peer review using similarity-detection software or equivalent editorial checks. A similarity score is a screening aid and is not, by itself, a final determination of plagiarism.

Editors assess matched text in context, excluding references, properly marked quotations, standard methodological language, and correctly attributed material. Plagiarism includes unattributed copying, inappropriate paraphrasing, appropriation of data or ideas, duplicate publication, and substantial undisclosed text recycling.

Editorial Assessment and Action

Authors may be asked to revise minor citation, quotation, or attribution problems. Manuscripts containing substantial plagiarism, fabricated attribution, deceptive duplicate publication, or other serious misconduct may be rejected. Decisions are based on editorial assessment of the nature and context of the overlap rather than on a fixed similarity percentage.

If concerns arise after publication, JLKM will investigate and may publish a correction, expression of concern, or retraction in accordance with its publication-ethics and correction-and-retraction policies.

Reporting a Concern

Questions or allegations may be sent confidentially to the editorial office at staff@jurnalkesmas.co.id. Submissions made in good faith will be assessed fairly and confidentially.