PEDAPAUD: Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar dan PAUD is committed to maintaining academic integrity and preventing violations of publication ethics, including plagiarism, in all published articles.

All submitted manuscripts undergo a similarity check using Crossref Similarity Check powered by iThenticate before proceeding to the publication stage.

The maximum acceptable Similarity Index for submitted manuscripts is 20%. Manuscripts exceeding this threshold will be returned to the authors for revision based on the editor's comments and recommendations.

The similarity check results will be provided to authors along with the editor's comments and recommendations during the manuscript evaluation process. Authors are responsible for addressing the identified issues and making necessary revisions to ensure that their manuscripts comply with scholarly publication ethics standards.

The journal reserves the right to reject manuscripts that are proven to contain plagiarism, duplicate publication, or any other forms of academic misconduct.