Plagiarism Policy

Journal of Curriculum Innovation and Assessment

Upholding Academic Integrity

JCIA maintains strict adherence to academic honesty and ethics. Plagiarism—intentional or accidental—is not tolerated.

Scope of Plagiarism:

• Direct copying without citation

• Paraphrasing without credit

• Misuse of external data, tables, graphs, or images

• Self-plagiarism without disclosure

Threshold: Maximum 10% similarity internally; aligned with HEC guidance.

Detection: Manuscripts are checked with Turnitin or equivalent software. Authors are responsible for originality.

Handling Violations: Minor issues returned for revision; major cases rejected or retracted; repeated offenses lead to blacklisting.

Author Declaration: All authors must submit a Statement of Originality confirming the manuscript is unpublished, properly credited, and not under review elsewhere.

AI-Generated Content: Strictly prohibited. Manuscripts must reflect human scholarship.

Transparency: Retraction notices will be published when necessary.