Plagiarism, Similarity, and AI-Generated Content Policy

Journal of Legal Studies and Researches (JLSR) maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism, including self-plagiarism. All submissions must be original, properly cited, and must not violate copyright or academic integrity standards.

By submitting a manuscript to JLSR, authors acknowledge and agree that their work will be screened for similarity and originality.

As part of this process, manuscripts may be checked using plagiarism-detection software such as Detectia, in addition to manual verification by the editorial team and peer reviewers.

✅ Similarity Check

  • All submissions are screened for similarity before peer review.
  • Acceptable similarity is limited to properly cited quotations, references, and standard methodological terms.
  • High similarity may result in:
    • Immediate rejection, or
    • Return to the author for corrective revision before evaluation.
  • Serious or repeated similarity violations may lead to permanent rejection and, in severe cases, notification to the author's institution.

✅ AI-Generated Content Detection

JLSR  is committed to maintaining research integrity and authorship authenticity.
For this reason:

  • Detectia’s AI-writing detection tool may be used to evaluate whether large portions of the manuscript were generated by artificial intelligence without proper attribution.
  • Text that is fully or partially generated by AI must be disclosed and clearly discussed in the methodology or acknowledgements (e.g., assistance in grammar correction, data processing, or translation).
  • Undisclosed AI-generated manuscripts or AI-fabricated data are considered ethical misconduct.
  • If AI-generated writing is detected and not transparently acknowledged:
    • The manuscript may be rejected,
    • Returned for explanation or revision,
    • Or withdrawn if discovered after acceptance.

JLSR supports the responsible use of language tools and AI technologies, but authors must ensure full transparency and originality of their work.

✅ Consequences

Any manuscript discovered to contain plagiarism, excessive similarity, falsified content, or undisclosed AI-generated writing may be:

  • Rejected before peer review,
  • Returned for revision,
  • Retracted after publication if serious misconduct is confirmed.

JLSR follows international standards of academic integrity and ethical publishing to protect the credibility and scholarly contribution of all published research.