Plagiarism Policy
Legal Research & Analysis (Leg. Res. Anal.) upholds the highest standards of academic integrity and adopts a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism in all its forms, including self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, and unethical textual reuse. All submitted manuscripts undergo mandatory plagiarism screening using Turnitin during the initial editorial review.
Authors bear full responsibility for ensuring the originality of their work and accurately citing all sources. Minor overlaps, such as standard legal definitions or established methodological descriptions, must still be properly referenced. Manuscripts must demonstrate a similarity index of equal or less than 19% (excluding bibliography), with no single source exceeding 5% similarity when checked by Turnitin.
The similarity index is a screening tool, not a final verdict. The editors review every similarity report in detail. A manuscript under the threshold may still be rejected if it contains plagiarised passages, and a manuscript above it may proceed if the overlap consists of properly attributed quotations or standard legal language.
Confirmed plagiarism results in:
- Immediate rejection of the submission.
- Potential ban on future submissions.
- Retraction of published articles if plagiarism is identified post-publication, with a notice issued in accordance with COPE guidelines.
The journal adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines for investigating and resolving plagiarism allegations transparently and fairly.
