Plagiarism Policy

Al-Faqr: Journal of Islamic Intellectual Studies strongly recommends that authors screen their manuscripts for textual similarity using reliable plagiarism detection software prior to submission. This proactive practice helps uphold originality, academic integrity, and ethical standards essential to scholarly publishing in Islamic Intellectual Studies.
All manuscripts submitted to Al-Faqr undergo mandatory screening using Turnitin, a trusted plagiarism detection platform. Submissions exhibiting a Similarity Index exceeding 25% will be returned to authors for revision before entering the peer-review process. Manuscripts showing excessive textual overlap—particularly in core sections such as literature review, theoretical framework, textual analysis, interpretation of primary sources, or critical discussion—may be rejected if revisions fail to adequately address originality concerns.
Authors bear full responsibility for ensuring:
  • Proper citation of all primary and secondary sources in accordance with APA 6th edition or Chicago Manual of Style, as appropriate for humanities scholarship
  • Appropriate attribution for reused content, including translations of Qur'anic verses, Hadith narrations, classical texts, figures, tables, or substantial excerpts
  • Original presentation of hermeneutical approaches, theological arguments, philosophical analyses, historical interpretations, and critical engagements with Islamic intellectual traditions
  • Avoidance of self-plagiarism (recycling previously published text without citation or significant transformation)
  • Accurate transliteration and translation of Arabic, Persian, Urdu, or other non-Latin script sources, with clear indication of borrowed translations versus original renderings
Plagiarism in any form—including verbatim copying, paraphrasing without attribution, misrepresentation of classical sources, data fabrication, or inappropriate text recycling—is considered a serious breach of publication ethics. Violations may result in immediate rejection, post-publication retraction, and, when warranted, notification to the author's affiliated institution or funding body.
Al-Faqr: Journal of Islamic Intellectual Studies is committed to maintaining the highest standards of research integrity to advance trustworthy, respectful, and intellectually rigorous scholarship on Islamic intellectual heritage.