APC Policy

Law, Politics, Administration is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical publishing. The journal expects all authors to submit original work that is the result of their own scholarly research and writing. Plagiarism in any form is considered a serious violation of academic ethics and is not acceptable in manuscripts submitted to or published by the journal.

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, copying text, ideas, arguments, data, tables, figures, legal analyses, policy interpretations, or other intellectual material from published or unpublished sources without appropriate acknowledgment. It also includes improper paraphrasing, mosaic plagiarism, self-plagiarism or duplicate publication, and the submission of substantially similar work that has already been published or is under consideration elsewhere.

All submitted manuscripts may be screened using plagiarism-detection software and other editorial assessment methods before being sent for peer review and, when necessary, after revision or prior to publication. The editorial office evaluates similarity reports carefully and distinguishes between legitimate scholarly overlap, properly quoted material, commonly used legal or technical terminology, references, and potentially unethical copying.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all sources are accurately cited and that quotations, paraphrased passages, statutes, judicial decisions, policy documents, archival materials, and other referenced content are properly acknowledged according to a recognized academic citation style. Manuscripts should clearly identify the contribution of previous scholarship and demonstrate appropriate scholarly attribution throughout the text.

If evidence of plagiarism or other forms of unethical textual appropriation is identified during the editorial or peer-review process, the manuscript may be rejected immediately, returned to the authors for clarification or correction, or subjected to further investigation. Where plagiarism is discovered after publication, the journal reserves the right to publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions, and to notify the authors’ affiliated institutions or other relevant bodies when appropriate.

The journal also expects reviewers and editors to report any suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, or unethical use of sources that comes to their attention during the review process. All allegations will be handled confidentially and evaluated in accordance with established principles of fairness, transparency, and academic due process.

By submitting a manuscript to Law, Politics, Administration, authors confirm that their work is original, that all sources have been properly acknowledged, that the manuscript does not infringe the intellectual property rights of others, and that it complies with the journal’s standards of academic honesty and responsible scholarly conduct. The journal considers adherence to this Plagiarism Policy essential for preserving the credibility of legal, political, and administrative research and for maintaining trust in the scholarly publication process.