Law. Human. Environment

Journal Policy on Plagiarism

The journal "Law. Human. Environment" publishes only original materials that have not been previously published. To check for plagiarism, the iThenticate software is used. Plagiarism in scientific works is a serious violation of the ethical standards governing the interaction between authors, reviewers, editors, publishers, and readers, and it contradicts the principles of publication ethics.

The editorial board carefully examines all cases of plagiarism and reserves the right to exclude manuscripts from the review process if violations are detected. Each article is evaluated for originality. If the originality of the text exceeds 85%, the material may be accepted for consideration. If the originality is between 75% and 85%, the article is returned to the authors for revision, with a recommendation to review the citations and submit a corrected version. If the originality of the article is below 75%, the manuscript is not accepted.

The journal also does not allow the use of more than 3% of material from a single source without proper citation.

The percentage of plagiarism is calculated using special software that checks manuscripts both in the local database and on the internet. The resulting report is thoroughly analyzed by the editorial board.

If plagiarism is detected after publication, the editorial team conducts a further investigation and contacts the author to inform them of the incident. If the ethical violation is confirmed, the article will be retracted.

Types of Articles

The editorial board of the journal accepts and publishes the following types of articles:

• empirical article – an article based on the IMRAD structure, which presents the results of research of primary sources of information: regulations, draft laws, documents of international agreements, court decisions, statistics, administrative documentation, etc. Articles of this type should contain an original interpretation of the analysed data;
• theoretical article – an article based on the analysis of scientific literature, new theoretical provisions are developed and put forward that contribute to the development of legal theory. Articles of this type may include: original theories, clarification, supplementation and criticism of existing theoretical constructs and concepts, comparison of different theories, criticism and development of methodological approaches in the field of legal research, reviews of the current state of research on various theoretical aspects of law;

review article – an article whose structure depends on its content and which analyses the history of research and the current state of scientific development of a particular problem or topic.

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