Plagiarism Policy
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Juris Spectrum: International Journal of Law maintains a strict policy against plagiarism and related forms of academic misconduct. All submitted manuscripts must be original, properly attributed, and compliant with the journal’s standards of academic integrity.
Plagiarism is assessed in context, with due regard to the nature and extent of the material concerned.
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Definition and Forms of Plagiarism
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Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:
- Direct copying of text without proper citation or attribution.
- Paraphrasing substantial portions of another work without appropriate acknowledgment.
- Presenting another person’s ideas, arguments, analysis, or expression as one’s own.
- Self-plagiarism, including substantial reuse of previously published work without disclosure.
- Duplicate or redundant publication.
Such practices are considered unacceptable and may constitute academic or publication misconduct.
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Plagiarism Screening
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Manuscripts submitted to the journal may be subjected to plagiarism and similarity screening using appropriate detection tools as part of the editorial process.
Screening is intended to identify possible plagiarism, improper attribution, and significant unexplained textual overlap. A similarity report is an aid to editorial assessment and is not, by itself, conclusive evidence of plagiarism.
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Similarity Assessment
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15%
Overall Similarity
(Editorial Guideline)
5%
Single Source
(Editorial Guideline)
Properly cited quotations, case law, statutes, treaties, international legal instruments, and standard legal or academic expressions may contribute to similarity and are assessed in context.
A numerical similarity percentage is not treated as conclusive evidence of plagiarism. The editorial team considers the nature, source, extent, and justification of the identified overlap before taking any action.
Manuscripts showing significant or inadequately explained similarity may be returned for clarification or revision, or may be rejected where appropriate.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence
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AI-generated substantive content is not acceptable for publication. Authors must not use AI tools to generate the article, substantial portions of the manuscript, original arguments, legal analysis, research synthesis, or conclusions.
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Authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, authenticity, and integrity of their submissions, including the verification of all citations and references.
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Limited use of AI tools for language and technical assistance may be permitted, including spelling and grammar correction, punctuation, language refinement, clarity, and citation or reference formatting.
In short: AI may assist with limited technical or language correction; it may not replace the author’s substantive scholarly work.
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Handling Suspected Plagiarism
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Where plagiarism or related misconduct is suspected, the journal may take one or more of the following actions, depending on the nature, extent, and circumstances of the matter:
- Request clarification or appropriate revision from the author.
- Require correction or removal of improperly attributed material, where appropriate.
- Reject the manuscript.
- Withdraw or retract a published article where warranted.
- Refer the matter to the relevant institution or authority where appropriate.
Actions are taken in a fair, proportionate, and context-sensitive manner.
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Author Responsibility
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Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions are original and that all sources, ideas, quotations, and other borrowed material are appropriately acknowledged.
Submission of a manuscript constitutes an assurance that the author has complied with this policy and that the manuscript does not contain plagiarised or improperly reused material.
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Juris Spectrum is committed to protecting the integrity of the scholarly record and maintaining high standards of originality, attribution, and responsible academic publishing.