The UIN Law Review maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism. When plagiarism is identified in any article submitted for publication in this journal, the following specific actions (penalties) will be taken.

Plagiarism is defined as the “use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s original work.” It is required that articles be original, unpublished, and unmodified. Any material from another source taken verbatim must be clearly identified as distinct from the present original text by (1) indentation, (2) use of quotation marks, and (3) proper citation of the source. Any text exceeding fair use standards or any graphic material reproduced from another source requires permission from the copyright holder and, where feasible, the original author(s). Additionally, the source must be clearly identified, including any previous publications.

All submitted articles will be checked for similarity using Turnitin. When plagiarism is detected, the Managing Editor responsible for reviewing the article will determine the appropriate course of action based on the level of plagiarism identified, in accordance with the following guidelines:

• Similarity Index Above 30%. Article rejected due to poor citation or poor paraphrasing. The article will be outright rejected and no resubmission will be accepted.
• Similarity Index 30–20%. Article returned to the author for improvement. Authors must provide correct citations for all identified similarities and apply proper paraphrasing, even when citations are present.
• Similarity Index Less Than 20%. Article may be accepted; however, citation improvements may still be required. Proper citations must be provided for all outsourced text.

In cases (2) and (3), authors are required to carefully revise the article, include all necessary citations, and effectively paraphrase outsourced text. The revised manuscript must be resubmitted together with a Turnitin similarity report demonstrating a similarity score of less than 20%.