Plagiarism Screening

Logistik states that plagiarism is not acceptable for all authors and establishes the following policy stating specific actions (penalties) when plagiarism is identified by plagiarism checker software. We are using Turnitin as the plagiarism checker software. The LOGISTIK editor will screen manuscript plagiarism using Turnitin. Maximum similarity is 20% and author must reduce it after review evaluation process. This facility is provided by the editor. The results of the screening will be delivered at the same time as the comment editor on the manuscript process. All Screening plagiarism processes are carried out by the editorial board. When the plagiarism checker software identifies plagiarism, the Editorial Board responsible for the review of this manuscript and will agree on measures according to the extent of plagiarism detected in the article in agreement with the following guidelines:

1. For minor plagiarism, the editor will warn the authors and a request to change the manuscript and properly cite the sources.
2. For intermediate plagiarism, the editor will reject the manuscript.
3. For severe plagiarism, the editor will reject the manuscript and forbid the author from submitting further articles to the journal.