Plagiarism Check Policy

Journal of Family Law and Culture (JFLC)

Journal of Family Law and Culture (JFLC) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical scholarship. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are subject to plagiarism screening.

Each manuscript that has passed the initial editorial screening (desk evaluation) and prior to final acceptance will be examined for textual similarity using Turnitin or equivalent plagiarism detection software.

The journal sets a maximum allowable similarity index of 20%. Manuscripts exceeding this threshold may be returned to the author for revision or rejected, depending on the extent and nature of the similarity detected.

Similarity arising from properly cited quotations, references, legal provisions, or standard methodological descriptions will be evaluated with academic discretion. However, unattributed copying, excessive paraphrasing without citation, and duplicate publication constitute serious ethical violations.

If plagiarism is identified after publication, the Editorial Board reserves the right to issue corrections, retractions, or other appropriate actions in accordance with publication ethics standards.