Plagiarism Policy

A researcher is required to have some ethical and moral values in his academic pursuit. The researcher is expected to produce and submit the original and genuine work. In the present era, tons of information is available on internet and online as source material. In this context, plagiarism has become a serious problem. It is, therefore, necessary for any reputed and prestigious university to formulate well defined Guidelines to check menace of plagiarism.

Definition: "Plagiarism‟ is the unacknowledged use of another person‟s work as one‟s own work. Plagiarism involves copying of Phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or longer extracts from published or unpublished work including from internet without acknowledgement of the source

Plagiarism is the unethical act of copying someone else’s prior ideas, processes, results or words without explicit acknowledgement of the original author and source.

Methods of Plagiarism:

(a) Quoting directly another person's language, data, illustration, tables, etc. without due acknowledgement of the source.

(b) Copying a section of book/article/report/monograph/dissertation/thesis without proper citation.

(c) Buying, stealing or borrowing assignments, experiments/results.

(d) Paragraphing the work of others without due acknowledgements.

(e) Using ideas of someone else without crediting the originator.

(f) Copying, cutting and pasting from the internet or online source and submitting as one's own work without giving proper reference/citation.

Types of Plagiarism

The following types of plagiarism are considered by The Jurist Publishers:

1. Full Plagiarism: Previously published content without any changes to the text, idea and grammar is considered as full plagiarism. It involves presenting exact text from a source as one’s own.

2. Partial Plagiarism: If the content is a mixture of multiple different sources, where the author has extensively rephrased text, then it is known as partial plagiarism.

3. Self-Plagiarism: When an author reuses complete or portions of their pre-published research, then it is known as self-plagiarism. Complete self-plagiarism is a case when an author republishes their own previously published work in a new journal.

Self-Plagiarism

Self-plagiarism occurs when an author utilizes a large part of his/her own previously published work without using appropriate references. This can range from getting the same manuscript published in multiple journals to modifying a previously published manuscript with some new data.

The Jurist Journals publishes quarterly in India. The journals are strictly against any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism is said to have occurred when large portions of a manuscript have been copied from existing previously published resources. All manuscripts submitted for publication toThe Jurist Journals are cross-checked for plagiarism using online plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized during initial stages of review are out-rightly rejected and not considered for publication in the journal. In case a manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct a preliminary investigation, maybe with the help of a suitable committee constituted for the purpose. If the manuscript is found to be plagiarized beyond the acceptable limits, the journal will contact the author’s Institute / College / University and Funding Agency, if any. A determination of misconduct will lead The Jurist Group to run a statement bi-directionally linked online to and from the original paper, to note the plagiarism and provide a reference to the plagiarized material. The paper containing the plagiarism will also be marked on each page of the PDF. Upon determination of the extent of plagiarism, the paper may also be formally retracted.

Golden Rule to avoid the Plagiarism:

(a) Always give the due credit to the original author (s) and give the proper citation and proper reference.

(b) Place the sentence in inverted commas, if you quote text verbatim.

Detection of Plagiarism:

(a) Candidate shall submit the report generated on the plagiarism checking software like Turnitin / Ithenticate / Viper / or similar type of software, of his draft along with a soft copy of the draft for the consideration of Editorial Board.

(b) He shall also submit a declaration (Annexure-I) to be recorded on the plagiarism report obtained from the software.

(c) He shall also submit an affidavit (Annexure -II) of plagiarism free and original research work.

Similarity checks for exclusion from Plagiarism

The similarity checks for plagiarism shall exclude the following:

i. All quoted work reproduced with all necessary permission and/or attribution.

ii. All references, bibliography, table of content, preface and acknowledgements.

iii. All generic terms, laws, standard symbols and standards equations.

Levels of Plagiarism

Plagiarism would be quantified into following levels in ascending order of severity for the purpose of its definition:

i. Level 0: Similarities up to 10% - Minor similarities, no penalty

ii. Level 1: Similarities above 10% to 40%

iii. Level 2: Similarities above 40% to 60%

iv. Level 3: Similarities above 60%

Policy and Action for Plagiarism

The Jurist Publishers respects intellectual property and aims at protecting and promoting the original work of its authors. Manuscripts containing plagiarized material are against the standards of quality, research and innovation. Hence, all authors submitting articles to our Journals on this website are expected to abide by ethical standards and abstain from plagiarism, in any form. In case, an author is found to be suspected of plagiarism in a submitted or published manuscript then, The Jurist Publisher’s Journal Manager shall contact the author(s) to submit his / her (their) explanation within two weeks, which may be forwarded to the Fact Finding Committee (FFC) constituted for the purpose, for further course of action. If the publisher does not receive any response from the author within the stipulated time period, then the Director / Dean / Head of the concerned College, Institution or Organization or the Vice Chancellor of the University to which the author is affiliated shall be contacted to take strict action against the concerned author.

The Jurist Publisher shall take serious action against published manuscripts found to contain plagiarism and shall completely remove them from The Jurist's owned or operated websites and other third party websites where the paper is listed and indexed. The moment, an article published in any of the publisher’s journal database is reported to be plagiarized, the publisher will constitute a Fact Finding Committee (FFC) to investigate the same. Upon having established that the manuscript is plagiarized from some previously published work, the publisher shall support the original author and manuscript irrespective of the publisher and may take any or all of the following immediate actions or follow the additional course of actions as recommended by the committee:

1. The Jurist's editorial team shall immediately contact the Director / Dean / Head of the concerned College, Institution or Organization or the Vice Chancellor of the University to which the author(s) is (are) affiliated to take strict action against the concerned author.

2. The Jurist shall remove all copies including the PDF copy of the published manuscript from the website and disable all links to the full-text article. The term Plagiarized Manuscript shall be appended to the published manuscript title.

3. The Jurist shall disable the author account with the journal and reject all future submissions from the author for a period of 01/ 03 / 05 / 10 years or even ban the authors permanently.

4. The Jurist may also display the list of such authors along with their full contact details on the publisher’s website.

5. Any other course of action, as recommended by the Committee or as deemed fit for the instant case or as decided by the Editorial Board, from time to time.