PRIMA: Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Matematika strongly opposes any form of plagiarism and academic dishonesty. All submitted manuscripts must represent entirely original scholarly work. The journal strictly enforces a systematic plagiarism screening policy to ensure the originality and integrity of published articles.

Plagiarism Screening and Tolerance Threshold

Every submitted manuscript is screened for similarity using specialized plagiarism detection software (such as Turnitin or iThenticate) prior to entering the peer-review process.

Editorial Actions

• Similarity ≤ 20%: The manuscript passes initial technical screening and proceeds directly to the external peer-review stage.
• Similarity between 21% – 30%: The manuscript is returned to the authors with a request to revise, paraphrase, and properly cite the highlighted sections before it can be processed further.
• Similarity > 30% or Evidence of Severe Plagiarism: The manuscript will be rejected immediately (Desk Reject) without peer review due to severe ethical concerns.

Forms of Plagiarism

The journal considers the following actions as serious ethical violations:

1. Direct Plagiarism: Copying text verbatim from other sources without quotation marks and proper attribution.
2. Self-Plagiarism / Text Recycling: Reusing substantial parts of the author's own previously published work without explicit citation and justification.
3. Mosaic / Patchwork Plagiarism: Copying phrases or sentences from multiple sources and stitching them together with minor adjustments.
4. Idea Plagiarism: Presenting someone else's original ideas, frameworks, methodologies, or interpretations as one's own without appropriate reference.