Screening for Plagiarism Policy

The Administrative Law Journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and publishing only original scholarly work. All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism screening before entering the peer-review process.

The journal uses Turnitin (or equivalent plagiarism detection software) to evaluate the similarity of submitted manuscripts. Authors are expected to ensure that their work is original, properly cites all sources, and complies with accepted standards of academic writing and research ethics.

The journal applies the following plagiarism policy:

• All manuscripts must be original and must not have been published or submitted simultaneously to another journal.
• Manuscripts should have a maximum similarity index of 20% based on the overall Turnitin report, excluding properly cited quotations, references, bibliography, and commonly used phrases where applicable.
• Any indication of plagiarism, including direct copying, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, or improper citation, will be treated as a serious breach of publication ethics.
• Manuscripts with excessive similarity or evidence of unethical publication practices may be returned to the authors for revision, rejected, or withdrawn from the publication process.
• If plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct are discovered after publication, the journal reserves the right to publish corrections, retract the article, and take appropriate actions in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Authors are fully responsible for the originality and authenticity of their submitted work. By submitting a manuscript to the Administrative Law Journal, authors confirm that the manuscript is free from plagiarism and complies with the journal's ethical standards.