Plagiarism Policy

The International Journal of Law, Humanities, and Sustainable Development maintains a strict Plagiarism Policy to ensure the integrity and originality of all published works. The journal is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in academic publishing, promoting honest research, and discouraging any form of academic misconduct, including plagiarism.

Plagiarism is defined as the act of presenting someone else's work, ideas, data, or text as one’s own without proper acknowledgment. This includes, but is not limited to, copying sections of text, paraphrasing without citation, using data without permission, or reusing previously published work without proper citation. The journal expects all contributors to produce original content, with appropriate citations for all referenced material.

Submissions to the International Journal of Law, Humanities, and Sustainable Development are required to undergo plagiarism detection using specialized software. Any manuscript found to have significant overlap with existing sources, without proper citation or acknowledgment, will be rejected immediately. Authors found guilty of plagiarism will be subject to a formal investigation, and depending on the severity of the offense, actions may include retraction of the article, banning of the author from future submissions, or informing relevant academic and professional bodies.

The journal also encourages authors to avoid self-plagiarism, where previously published work is recycled without significant transformation or citation. Authors should ensure that their submission contributes new knowledge to the field and adheres to the ethical guidelines regarding originality.

By submitting to the International Journal of Law, Humanities, and Sustainable Development, authors agree to comply with these standards and recognize that failure to do so may result in the rejection or retraction of their work.