Plagiarism & AI Policy

Plagiarism & AI Policy

1. Plagiarism Check

Kertha Semaya: Journal Ilmu Hukum is strongly committed to upholding academic integrity and preventing all forms of plagiarism in published articles.

• Detection Software: Every submitted manuscript undergoes text similarity screening using Turnitin or iThenticate software prior to the peer-review process.
• Similarity Threshold: The maximum acceptable similarity index is 20% (excluding References and properly formatted direct quotations).
• Sanctions & Actions: Manuscripts exceeding the 20% threshold will be returned to the authors for revision and paraphrasing. Submissions with indications of severe plagiarism will be rejected immediately, and the authors may be subject to a submission ban.

2. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

In accordance with international publication ethics guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the journal enforces the following rules regarding Generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude):

• Authorship Restriction: AI tools cannot be credited as an Author or Co-Author because AI cannot assume legal or ethical responsibility for research content, authenticity, and integrity.
• Permitted Usage: AI tools may only be utilized as secondary assistance, such as basic proofreading, refining sentence structure, or formatting.
• Mandatory Disclosure: Authors who employ AI tools in preparing their manuscript must transparently declare their use (in the Acknowledgements or Methods section), stating the tool name and purpose.
• Author Accountability: Authors retain sole responsibility for all factual claims, citations, and data generated within their published work.