Anti-Plagiarism Policy

Anti-Plagiarism Policy

The Indonesian Minority Justice Review (IMJR) is committed to maintaining academic integrity and ensuring the originality and ethical standards of all published scholarly work. Plagiarism and other forms of inappropriate appropriation of intellectual work are strictly prohibited.

All manuscripts submitted to IMJR must represent original scholarly work and must appropriately acknowledge the ideas, words, data, arguments, findings, and other intellectual contributions of others.

1. Plagiarism Screening

All submitted manuscripts may undergo plagiarism and text-similarity screening as part of the journal’s editorial assessment process. The Editorial Team may use appropriate plagiarism-detection or similarity-checking software to identify potentially problematic textual overlap.

Similarity reports are treated as an initial screening instrument rather than definitive evidence of plagiarism. The Editorial Team will consider the nature, extent, location, context, and attribution of any detected similarities before making an editorial decision.

2. Forms of Plagiarism

IMJR considers plagiarism to include, but not be limited to:

  • Direct plagiarism – reproducing another person's words or passages without appropriate quotation and citation;

  • Mosaic or patchwork plagiarism – combining phrases, sentences, or ideas from multiple sources without adequate attribution;

  • Paraphrasing plagiarism – substantially reproducing another author's ideas or structure without appropriate acknowledgment;

  • Idea plagiarism – presenting another person's original ideas, arguments, concepts, or intellectual contributions as one's own;

  • Data or evidence plagiarism – using another person's data, research materials, tables, figures, or empirical findings without appropriate acknowledgment or permission where required;

  • Self-plagiarism or redundant reuse – reusing substantial portions of one's previously published work without appropriate disclosure, citation, or justification; and

  • Translation plagiarism – translating another person's work into a different language and presenting it as original work without proper attribution.

3. Author Responsibilities

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all submitted manuscripts comply with accepted standards of academic integrity. Authors must:

  • properly cite all sources used in the manuscript;

  • use quotation marks and appropriate citations when reproducing another author's exact words;

  • provide appropriate attribution when paraphrasing or substantially drawing upon another author's ideas;

  • obtain permission where required for the reproduction or adaptation of copyrighted materials;

  • disclose relevant previous publications or closely related manuscripts; and

  • ensure that the submitted manuscript is not simultaneously under consideration elsewhere.

Authors remain responsible for the originality and integrity of their submissions regardless of whether plagiarism-detection software is used.

4. Similarity Threshold

IMJR does not regard a single similarity percentage as an automatic determination of plagiarism. Similarity may legitimately arise from references, commonly used terminology, legal provisions, technical expressions, titles, quotations, methodological descriptions, or other unavoidable textual overlap.

Accordingly, editorial decisions concerning plagiarism are based on qualitative assessment of the identified similarities, rather than solely on a numerical similarity score.

Where necessary, the Editorial Team may exclude bibliographic references, quotations, or other legitimate sources from the similarity assessment when evaluating potential plagiarism.

5. Procedure for Suspected Plagiarism

If substantial or inappropriate similarity is identified before publication, the Editorial Team may:

  1. request an explanation or clarification from the author(s);

  2. request appropriate correction, attribution, or revision;

  3. require the manuscript to undergo further editorial or peer review;

  4. reject the manuscript where plagiarism or serious academic misconduct is established; or

  5. refer the matter to the author's affiliated institution or other appropriate authority when warranted.

The action taken will depend on the seriousness, extent, intent, and circumstances of the suspected violation.

6. Plagiarism Discovered After Publication

If plagiarism is identified after an article has been published, IMJR will assess the matter and take appropriate action to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.

Depending on the severity of the violation, the journal may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction. In serious cases, the journal may notify the author's institution or other relevant authority.

Any post-publication action will be documented transparently and, where appropriate, linked to the affected article.

7. Self-Plagiarism and Redundant Publication

Authors must not substantially reuse their own previously published text, data, arguments, or findings in a manner that creates a misleading impression of originality.

Limited reuse may be acceptable in certain circumstances when it is necessary for scholarly continuity and is clearly acknowledged and appropriately cited. However, substantial undisclosed duplication may constitute self-plagiarism or redundant publication and may result in rejection or post-publication action.

8. Use of Artificial Intelligence

The use of artificial intelligence or AI-assisted writing tools does not exempt authors from the journal’s originality and attribution requirements.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that AI-assisted content does not reproduce copyrighted or unattributed material from other sources. AI-generated or AI-assisted text must not be presented in a manner that misrepresents the originality of the author's scholarly contribution.

The use of AI tools must also comply with the journal’s Publication Ethics and applicable AI-use policies.

9. Fair and Confidential Investigation

Allegations of plagiarism will be handled fairly, objectively, and confidentially. The Editorial Team will provide the relevant author(s) with an opportunity to respond where appropriate before a final editorial action is taken.

The journal will distinguish between legitimate textual similarity and actual plagiarism and will avoid making allegations of misconduct without appropriate assessment.

10. Editorial Authority

The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Team retain responsibility for determining appropriate action in cases of suspected plagiarism, taking into account the available evidence, the severity of the violation, applicable publication ethics principles, and the integrity of the scholarly record.

By submitting a manuscript to IMJR, authors acknowledge and agree to comply with this Anti-Plagiarism Policy and the journal’s broader publication ethics requirements.