Beyond Plagiarism Checker Software

Abstract

With a letter dated 30/ 07/2016 E.C. (April 8, 2024), with a reference number 1/256/917/16, the MOE ofthe Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia released a guideline titled: “Evaluation and Accreditation ofResearch Journals Published in Ethiopia-April 2024 Version”. One of the purposes is to minimize plagiarismrelatedproblems. According to the letter, the degree of plagiarism [text similarity percentage] of local journalssubmitted for accreditation to the MOE was beyond the internationally accepted threshold. The letter insistseditors and publishers consider plagiarism checking before publishing manuscripts to enhance journal quality.According to the letter, plagiarism [text similarity] beyond 30% is unacceptable for journals submitted fornational accreditation, “A major shift undertaken to enhance the quality of research journals published inEthiopia”.The direction