Indonesian Tropical Geospatial is committed to the highest standards of publication ethics and prevents publication errors. All authors must sign a statement declaring their work is original and not plagiarized. Submitted works are checked by plagiarism detection software. If plagiarism is found, the work will not be published, and the author will be prohibited from publishing in the journal.

Definition:
Plagiarism involves the "use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work."

Policy:
Papers must be original, unpublished, and not pending publication elsewhere. Any material taken verbatim from another source needs to be clearly identified as different from the present original text by (1) indentation, (2) use of quotation marks, and (3) identification of the source.

Levels of Plagiarism:

1. Minor (covering up to 25% plagiarism): A short section of the article is plagiarized without significant data or ideas being taken from other papers. Action: The author is given a warning and asked to revise the text and properly cite the original sources.
2. Moderate (covering up to 50% plagiarism): A significant portion of the paper is plagiarized without proper citation of the original sources. Action: The submitted article is rejected, and the author is banned from submitting further articles for five years.
3. Severe (covering up to 75% plagiarism): A significant portion of the paper is plagiarized, involving the reproduction of original results or ideas presented in another publication. Action: The paper is rejected, and the author is banned from submitting further articles to the journal.

All authors are responsible for the content of their submitted paper. If a second case of plagiarism by the same author(s) is identified, the decision on the measures to be enforced will be made by the Editorial Board. The author(s) might be forbidden to submit further articles forever.

This policy also applies to material reproduced from another publication by the same author(s). If an author uses text or figures that have previously been published, the corresponding paragraphs or figures should be identified and the previous publication referenced. If an author submits a manuscript to another journal with significant overlap, this will be treated as a severe plagiarism case.

The layout editor for the journal is responsible for maintaining the list of authors subjected to penalties and will check that no authors of a submitted paper are on this list. If a banned author is identified, the layout editor will inform the Editor-in-Chief who will take appropriate measures.

This policy will be posted on the website with the instructions for submitting a manuscript, and a copy will be sent to the authors with the confirmation email upon initial receipt of their original manuscript. A sentence will be added to the copyright transfer form to indicate that the author(s) have read the Plagiarism Policy.