Plagiarism Policy

Uqubah: Journal of Islamic Law is committed to maintaining academic integrity and preventing all forms of plagiarism and unethical publishing practices. All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism screening using appropriate plagiarism detection software before entering the peer-review process.

The journal considers plagiarism as the unauthorized use of another person’s ideas, words, data, arguments, or scholarly work without proper acknowledgment. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Direct copying of text, ideas, or expressions without appropriate citation;
• Presenting another person’s work as one’s own;
• Improper paraphrasing or inadequate acknowledgment of sources;
• Reuse of previously published material without proper attribution; and
• Duplicate or redundant publication of substantially similar works.

Uqubah: Journal of Islamic Law applies a maximum similarity threshold of 20% for submitted manuscripts. Manuscripts exceeding this threshold will undergo further evaluation by the editor to determine whether the similarity results indicate acceptable use of references, common terminology, quotations, or potential plagiarism.

Manuscripts identified as containing substantial plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct may be:

• Rejected without further review;
• Returned to the authors for clarification or correction, where appropriate; or
• Subject to further action in accordance with the journal’s publication ethics policies.

Authors are fully responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original, properly cited, and comply with ethical standards of academic writing. By submitting a manuscript to Uqubah: Journal of Islamic Law, authors confirm that their work is original and has not been published or submitted elsewhere in a manner that constitutes duplicate publication.