CARADDE: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat is committed to maintaining academic integrity and ensuring that all published articles meet ethical standards in scientific writing. All submitted manuscripts must be original works and must not contain plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabrication, or any form of unethical academic practice.

All manuscripts submitted to CARADDE will undergo a plagiarism screening process using Turnitin software before proceeding to the peer-review stage. The plagiarism screening aims to identify similarities between submitted manuscripts and previously published works, including journal articles, books, conference proceedings, online sources, and other academic documents.

The maximum similarity index allowed for manuscripts submitted to CARADDE is 20%. Manuscripts with a similarity level exceeding this limit will be returned to the authors for revision and clarification before further consideration. Authors are responsible for properly citing all sources, paraphrasing ideas appropriately, and ensuring that their manuscripts comply with academic writing and publication ethics standards.

The editorial team reserves the right to reject manuscripts that:
1. Contain substantial plagiarism or inappropriate use of other authors’ work;
2. Present copied text, ideas, data, or findings without proper acknowledgment;
3. Have been published previously or submitted simultaneously to another journal;
4. Show indications of data manipulation, fabrication, or other violations of publication ethics.

Authors whose manuscripts are found to violate plagiarism policies after publication may be subject to corrective actions, including article withdrawal or retraction in accordance with the journal’s publication ethics guidelines.