Pedagogi : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran takes plagiarism very seriously and is committed to maintaining the integrity and originality of academic research. Plagiarism occurs when an author takes ideas, information, data, or words from another source without proper acknowledgment, including direct copying, paraphrasing without citation, and self-plagiarism. Even when it occurs unintentionally, plagiarism is a serious academic violation.

1. Pre-Submission Check. Authors are strongly encouraged to check their manuscript with reputable plagiarism detection software before submission.
2. Screening After Submission. Every submitted manuscript is screened using Turnitin before it is sent to reviewers. The maximum acceptable similarity index is 20%. Manuscripts exceeding this threshold may be returned to the authors to reduce the similarity, or rejected.
3. Final Check Before Publication. Accepted manuscripts undergo a final plagiarism check before publication to ensure that the final version is free from plagiarism.
4. Consequences.

• Any form of plagiarism detected at any stage results in the immediate rejection of the manuscript.
• Repeated plagiarism by the same author(s) may lead to a permanent ban from submitting to Pedagogi : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran.
• Authors found guilty of plagiarism will be reported to their affiliated institutions.
• Plagiarism found after publication leads to retraction according to the Correction and Retraction (buat hyperlink) policy.

5. Author Responsibility. Authors must cite every source they use, including specific information such as names, dates, places, and statistical figures. More information is available on the Plagiarism Check page.