Plagiarism Policy

Research Journal of Social Sciences and Policy Review

Upholding Academic Integrity

RJSSPR maintains strict ethical standards. Plagiarism is not tolerated.

Definition:

• Copying without citation

• Paraphrasing without acknowledgment

• Using external data without credit

• Self-plagiarism

Threshold: Max 10% similarity internally; aligns with HEC standards.

Detection: Turnitin or similar software used; authors responsible for originality.

Handling Violations: Minor – revision; Major – rejection/retraction; Repeated – blacklisting.

Author Declaration: Statement of Originality required.

AI-Generated Content: Forbidden.

Retraction Policy: Retraction notices issued publicly for transparency.