As a form of commitment from the Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services in preventing various forms of plagiarism, we strictly implement an anti-plagiarism policy where every submitted manuscript will be checked through the Turnitin application and signed a Statement of Originality. This policy is in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of National Education Number 17 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Plagiarism in Higher Education and Regulation of the Rector of the State University of Semarang Number 16 of 2016 concerning Ethics, Prevention, and Handling of Plagiarism in the State University of Semarang.

Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not allowed. The Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services uses plagiarism checker to screen articles for detecting plagiarism. Detection of overlapping and similar text is used there and so quotations and appropriate citations have to be used whenever required. For checking Plagiarism, the Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services Editorial Board will screen plagiarism with using Turnitin. If it is found plagiarism indication (above 20%), editorial board will reject manuscript immediately. Before publishing, it is required to obtain written confirmation from authors concerning to Originalty Statement from Author(s). This statement is to be signed by at least one of the authors who have obtained the assent of the co-author(s) where applicable.