Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan is firmly committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are checked for similarity using plagiarism detection software (Turnitin) before entering the peer review process. Manuscripts showing a similarity index of more than 20%, excluding references and commonly used methodological phrases, may be returned to the author for revision or rejected outright, at the discretion of the editor. Authors must ensure that their submissions are entirely original works and that any use of the words, ideas, data, or figures of others is appropriately cited and acknowledged. Overlapping publications, redundant publication, and any form of plagiarism—including self-plagiarism—are considered serious ethical violations. In cases where plagiarism or unethical practices are detected after publication, the journal reserves the right to take appropriate actions, which may include issuing corrections, retractions, or notifying the authors’ institutions and relevant authorities.The Manuscripts submitted to this journal will be screened for plagiarism using Turnitin, a score is less than 20%.