Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism and Research Misconduct
JJ does not tolerate plagiarism, fabrication or falsification in any form. Every manuscript is checked with similarity-detection software (Turnitin) at submission and again before publication; the similarity report is read by an editor, not judged by the percentage alone.
Forms of misconduct include:
- Plagiarism: using another person's words, ideas, arguments or legal analysis without proper attribution, including translating a foreign-language source without citation.
- Self-plagiarism / text recycling: reusing substantial parts of one's own published work without citation and disclosure.
- Fabrication: inventing data, interview results, court decisions or legal sources.
- Falsification: manipulating or selectively reporting data or legal materials so that the record is misrepresented.
- Citation manipulation: excessive self-citation or citation arranged to inflate metrics.
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Overall similarity (excluding references and quoted statutory text) |
Editorial action |
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Up to 20%, no single source above 5% |
Proceeds to peer review |
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Above 20%, or a single source above 5% |
Returned to the author for revision before review |
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Above 40%, or clear copying of another work |
Rejected; the author may be barred from submitting for a period set by the editor |
If plagiarism or other misconduct is found after publication, the article is handled under Section 12 and may be retracted.
