Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism and Similarity Screening Policy

Justitia Nova: Indonesian Journal of Modern Law is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, originality, and responsible scholarly communication. The journal adopts a strict policy against plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct that may compromise the credibility and reliability of the scholarly record. All manuscripts submitted to the journal must represent original scholarly work and must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal.

 

Academic originality extends beyond the absence of direct textual copying. Authors are expected to demonstrate intellectual independence, appropriately acknowledge previous scholarship, accurately represent sources and evidence, and provide a substantive contribution to existing legal knowledge. All ideas, arguments, data, findings, interpretations, quotations, and other intellectual contributions derived from previous works must be appropriately acknowledged through accurate citation and referencing.

 

Originality Requirement

Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts constitute original scholarly contributions. Manuscripts should present original research questions, analyses, arguments, interpretations, or findings and should clearly distinguish the authors' contributions from ideas and materials derived from previous scholarship.

 

Submission of a manuscript to Justitia Nova indicates that the authors confirm the originality of the work and that the manuscript is not simultaneously under consideration by another publication venue. Authors must also disclose any previous publication, conference presentation, repository deposit, working paper, preprint, or other public dissemination that substantially overlaps with the submitted manuscript.

 

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all sources used in developing the manuscript are properly acknowledged. They must also ensure that research data, findings, and analytical claims are reported accurately and are not fabricated, falsified, or manipulated.

 

Similarity Screening

All manuscripts submitted to Justitia Nova undergo an initial similarity assessment before entering the external peer review process. The journal uses recognized plagiarism-detection or similarity-screening software as one of the tools for identifying potential textual overlap with previously published or publicly available materials.

 

Similarity screening is intended to identify potential concerns relating to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate or redundant publication, inappropriate citation practices, and substantial textual overlap. However, a similarity report is treated as an analytical tool rather than as an automatic basis for editorial rejection.

 

Editorial assessment considers the nature, extent, source, location, and context of identified similarities rather than relying exclusively on a predetermined similarity percentage. Legitimate similarities, including properly cited quotations, standard terminology, methodological descriptions, legal provisions, references, and commonly used academic expressions, do not necessarily constitute plagiarism. Conversely, substantial unattributed textual or intellectual overlap may constitute an ethical concern even when the overall similarity percentage is relatively low.

 

Plagiarism and Related Misconduct

Justitia Nova considers plagiarism to include the unauthorized appropriation or presentation of another person's intellectual work as one's own. This may include copying text without appropriate attribution, presenting another researcher's ideas, arguments, data, findings, or interpretations as original work, or reproducing substantial material without proper acknowledgment.

 

The journal also recognizes self-plagiarism and redundant publication as potential forms of publication misconduct when authors substantially reuse their previously published material without appropriate citation, disclosure, or justification. Similar concerns may arise when previously published material is translated into another language and presented as original without appropriate acknowledgment, or when citations are manipulated to conceal the provenance of ideas or create a misleading impression of originality.

 

Editorial Assessment and Actions

When similarity screening or subsequent editorial assessment identifies potential plagiarism or excessive textual overlap, the Editorial Office will evaluate the matter carefully, fairly, and proportionately. Authors may be requested to provide clarification, revise the manuscript, correct citations, identify the sources of overlapping material, or provide documentation demonstrating the originality and provenance of the relevant content.

 

Depending on the nature and seriousness of the concern, the journal may request technical or substantive revision, decline the manuscript before external peer review, discontinue consideration after peer review, or undertake further investigation. Where substantial plagiarism or other serious publication misconduct is confirmed after publication, the journal may take appropriate post-publication action, including the publication of a Correction, Expression of Concern, or Retraction, depending on the circumstances and the effect on the integrity of the published record.

 

In serious cases, and where appropriate under applicable ethical procedures, the journal may notify the authors' affiliated institutions, funding organizations, or other relevant authorities. Editorial actions will be based on available evidence and conducted in accordance with recognized publication ethics principles, including relevant guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

 

Authors' Responsibilities

Authors submitting manuscripts to Justitia Nova bear primary responsibility for ensuring the originality and ethical integrity of their work. Authors must submit only manuscripts that represent original scholarly contributions and must appropriately cite all sources used in developing the manuscript.

 

Authors are also responsible for obtaining permission where required for the reproduction or adaptation of copyrighted third-party materials. Any previous dissemination that may substantially overlap with the submitted manuscript should be disclosed to the Editorial Office.

 

When concerns regarding originality are raised, authors are expected to cooperate fully with the Editorial Office and provide accurate explanations, supporting documentation, source information, revised text, or other relevant evidence reasonably required to resolve the matter.

 

Editorial Responsibility

The Editorial Office is responsible for handling allegations or indications of plagiarism in a fair, objective, confidential, and evidence-based manner. Similarity reports and allegations are not automatically treated as proof of misconduct. Editors will examine the relevant material in its scholarly and publishing context before determining whether further action is necessary.

 

Where appropriate, editors may seek additional information from authors, reviewers, affiliated institutions, or other reliable sources. Editorial decisions may consider the severity and extent of the overlap, whether appropriate attribution was provided, whether the material has been previously published, the authors' explanation, and the potential effect on the integrity of the scholarly record.

 

The journal follows the principles and best-practice recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) when addressing suspected plagiarism, redundant publication, and related forms of academic misconduct.

 

Post-Publication Concerns

Concerns regarding plagiarism or substantial unattributed reuse may arise after an article has been published. Justitia Nova takes credible post-publication concerns seriously and may initiate an appropriate assessment or investigation when supporting evidence is presented.

 

If an investigation establishes that plagiarism or substantial unattributed reuse materially compromises the integrity of a published article, the journal may take appropriate corrective action. Depending on the circumstances, this may include publication of a Correction, Expression of Concern, or formal Retraction.

 

Post-publication actions are intended primarily to preserve the accuracy and reliability of the scholarly record. Where corrective action is taken, the relevant notice will be clearly linked to the original publication to ensure transparency for readers, researchers, and future users of the article.

 

Commitment to Academic Integrity

Justitia Nova: Indonesian Journal of Modern Law regards originality, proper attribution, transparency, and responsible research practices as fundamental principles of scholarly publishing. The prevention and appropriate handling of plagiarism is therefore a shared responsibility among authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher.

 

Through systematic similarity screening, careful editorial assessment, transparent publication practices, and adherence to internationally recognized research integrity principles, Justitia Nova seeks to protect the credibility of published legal scholarship and maintain the reliability of the scholarly record. This commitment supports the journal's mission to promote rigorous, ethical, and internationally relevant research in modern legal studies.