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 of
the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia released a guideline titled: “Evaluation and Accreditation of
Research Journals Published in Ethiopia-April 2024 Version”. One of the purposes is to minimize plagiarismrelated
problems. According to the letter, the degree of plagiarism [text similarity percentage] of local journals
submitted for accreditation to the MOE was beyond the internationally accepted threshold. The letter insists
editors 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 for
national accreditation, “A major shift undertaken to enhance the quality of research journals published in
Ethiopia”.
The direction