Student Journal of Law and Culture is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics. To ensure the originality of each submitted manuscript, every article undergoes a plagiarism screening process before entering the peer review stage.

1. Plagiarism Detection Tools

All submitted manuscripts are checked using Turnitin or equivalent plagiarism detection software. This process is conducted by the Editorial Team prior to peer review to verify the authenticity and originality of the content.

2. Acceptable Similarity Index

The maximum acceptable similarity index is 25% (excluding references and commonly used phrases).
Manuscripts with a similarity level above 25% will be returned to the author for revision and resubmission.
If significant plagiarism or duplication is detected (including self-plagiarism), the manuscript will be rejected immediately.

3. Types of Plagiarism

The journal considers the following actions as plagiarism:

• Copying text, ideas, or data without proper citation.

• Using another author’s work or results without permission or acknowledgment.

• Submitting one’s own previously published work as new (self-plagiarism).

• Paraphrasing large sections from other sources without attribution.

4. Editorial Actions

If plagiarism is detected:

• Before publication: the manuscript will be rejected or returned for revision.

• After publication: the article may be retracted, and the author(s) may be blacklisted from future submissions.
  The journal reserves the right to report cases of serious plagiarism to the author’s affiliated institution.

5. Ethical Standards

Student Journal of Law and Culture follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines for handling plagiarism and research misconduct.
All parties involved (authors, reviewers, and editors) are expected to uphold these ethical standards at every stage of the publication process.