DIEGESIS: Jurnal Teologi is committed to maintaining academic integrity and ensuring that all published manuscripts are free from plagiarism, duplicate publication, and other forms of academic misconduct.

All manuscripts submitted to the journal will undergo a plagiarism screening process before entering the peer review stage. The editorial team may use plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin, iThenticate, or similar tools to evaluate the originality of submitted manuscripts.

Manuscripts must demonstrate originality in ideas, arguments, analysis, interpretation, and scholarly contribution. Authors are required to properly cite and reference all sources used in the manuscript, including books, journal articles, online resources, biblical interpretations, theological concepts, and other scholarly works.

Plagiarism Screening Standards

DIEGESIS: Jurnal Teologi applies the following similarity standards:

• The maximum acceptable similarity index is 20%, excluding references and properly cited direct quotations.

• Manuscripts with an acceptable similarity level may proceed to the editorial review and peer review process.

• Manuscripts with moderate similarity may be returned to the author for revision and similarity reduction.

• Manuscripts with a high similarity index or clear evidence of plagiarism will be rejected.

• Manuscripts containing copied material without proper citation will not be processed further.

• Repeated plagiarism or unethical submission practices may result in restrictions or bans on future submissions to the journal.

Forms of Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

1. Copying text from other sources without proper citation.
2. Using another author’s ideas, arguments, data, or research findings without appropriate acknowledgment.
3. Closely paraphrasing original sources without proper citation.
4. Submitting a manuscript that has already been published elsewhere.
5. Reusing substantial portions of the author’s previously published work without appropriate citation (self-plagiarism).
6. Manipulating citations or references to conceal plagiarism.

Author Responsibilities

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original and properly referenced before submission.

By submitting a manuscript to DIEGESIS: Jurnal Teologi, authors declare that the work is their own original contribution, has not been previously published, and is not under consideration by another journal.

If plagiarism or academic misconduct is discovered after publication, the journal reserves the right to issue corrections, withdraw articles, or publish retractions in accordance with its publication ethics policy.