Plagiarism

 

 
 
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Plagiarism Policy

Advances in Public Law and Crime (PLICE)

Strict standards for originality, proper citation, responsible use of AI tools, and ethical scholarly publishing in legal and socio-legal research.

PLICE Journal Cover
P

Zero-Tolerance Policy

Advances in Public Law and Crime (PLICE) is committed to maintaining originality, academic integrity, and ethical publishing standards. The journal enforces a strict policy against plagiarism, redundant publication, self-plagiarism, citation manipulation, data fabrication, inappropriate AI-generated content, and any form of academic misconduct.

All submitted manuscripts are subject to editorial screening and may be checked using similarity-detection software such as Turnitin or equivalent tools, supported by manual editorial assessment. The final decision is not based solely on a numerical similarity score, but also on the nature, source, context, and severity of the detected overlap.

S

Similarity Screening

Manuscripts are screened for textual similarity, duplicated content, copied legal analysis, recycled paragraphs, and unattributed source use.

AI

AI Integrity Check

AI tools may support language editing, but they must not replace scholarly reasoning, legal interpretation, authorship responsibility, or original analysis.

%

Recommended Threshold

A manuscript with a high similarity score, especially above the journal’s acceptable limit after excluding references, may be returned, revised, or rejected.

!

Editorial Action

Confirmed plagiarism or serious misconduct may result in rejection, retraction, institutional notification, or restriction from future submission.

MISCONDUCT DEFINITIONS

Forms of Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct

The following practices are not acceptable in PLICE submissions.

VC
Verbatim Copying

Using text, legal arguments, data, figures, tables, court summaries, or policy analysis from other sources without quotation marks, citation, or proper acknowledgement.

SP
Substantial Paraphrasing

Rewriting another author’s ideas, interpretations, doctrines, case analysis, or policy arguments without proper citation, thereby presenting them as original work.

SR
Self-Plagiarism

Reusing substantial parts of one’s own previously published or submitted work without disclosure, proper citation, or clear justification.

DP
Duplicate Publication

Submitting or publishing substantially similar manuscripts in more than one journal, conference, book chapter, or repository without transparent disclosure.

AI
AI-Generated Misconduct

Using AI tools to generate legal arguments, fabricated citations, false cases, invented sources, or manuscript content without human verification and proper disclosure.

CM
Citation Manipulation

Adding irrelevant citations, excessive self-citations, coercive citations, or references not genuinely used to support the manuscript’s argument.

Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools

PLICE recognizes that AI-assisted tools may be used to improve grammar, readability, translation, formatting, or technical editing. However, AI tools cannot be listed as authors and cannot assume responsibility for legal reasoning, data interpretation, doctrinal analysis, citation accuracy, or the scholarly integrity of the manuscript.

Permitted Use

Language polishing, grammar improvement, formatting support, and translation assistance under full human supervision.

Disclosure Required

Authors must disclose significant AI assistance in the manuscript or ethics statement when such tools materially support writing or editing.

Prohibited Use

Fabricated legal sources, invented cases, fake citations, undisclosed AI-generated arguments, or AI-created analysis presented as original human scholarship.

Detection and Prevention

  • Initial Screening: Every submission may be checked for similarity, duplication, citation reliability, and basic research integrity.
  • Editorial Assessment: Editors assess the nature of similarity, including copied legal arguments, reused literature reviews, and uncited source dependency.
  • Reviewer Alert: Reviewers may report suspected plagiarism, fabricated references, fake legal sources, or unethical AI use.
  • Author Clarification: Authors may be requested to revise, explain, or provide supporting documentation when concerns arise.

Consequences and Retraction

  • Pre-Publication: Manuscripts with confirmed plagiarism, duplicated submission, or serious AI misuse may be rejected immediately.
  • Post-Publication: Articles found to violate publication integrity may be corrected, withdrawn, or formally retracted.
  • Sanctions: Authors may be restricted from future submission and, where appropriate, relevant institutions may be notified.
  • Public Notice: Retraction or correction notices may be published to preserve transparency and the scholarly record.

Author Responsibilities

  • Ensure the manuscript is original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.
  • Cite all legal sources, statutes, cases, policy documents, datasets, reports, and scholarly works accurately.
  • Avoid plagiarism, self-plagiarism, redundant publication, citation manipulation, and inappropriate text recycling.
  • Verify the accuracy of all references, legal citations, case names, article numbers, legislation, and empirical data.
  • Disclose any significant use of AI-assisted writing tools and ensure full human responsibility for the final manuscript.
  • Retain notes, datasets, interview records, legal materials, or supporting documentation where necessary for editorial verification.
  • Respond promptly and honestly to editorial requests concerning originality, source use, or ethical concerns.

Academic Integrity Statement

PLICE upholds originality, transparency, and accountability as essential foundations of scholarly publishing. Authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher share responsibility for protecting the integrity of legal and criminological knowledge.

© 2026 Advances in Public Law and Crime (PLICE). Published by PT. Inovasi Analisis Data.

E-ISSN: 3064-5875 | P-ISSN: 3064-6057 | Plagiarism Policy