Under the COPE approach, plagiarism includes using text and/or data belonging to others without proper attribution and presenting it as one's own work. Jurnal KOMUNITAS uses Turnitin to check the similarity level of articles. The maximum permissible similarity level is 25%. Authors are advised to check their article's similarity level, including via iThenticate, before submission.

Turnitin results do not serve as the sole determinant for action but rather as an initial indicator. Jurnal KOMUNITAS adopts an approach aligned with COPE guidelines, following these steps:

Similarity report → Manual review → Source identification → Context assessment → Determination of violation level → Editorial action