Plag and AI Content Policy

To uphold academic integrity and maintain high scholarly standards, all manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Library Insights & Innovations (JLII) undergo mandatory plagiarism and AI-content screening.

1. Acceptable Limits for Submission

1.1 Plagiarism (Overall Similarity Index)

  • Below 10%:
    Considered acceptable after excluding references, quotations, and commonly used technical phrases.
    Manuscript proceeds to peer review.

1.2 AI-Generated Content

  • Below 20%:
    Acceptable for language improvement or minor assistance.
    Core research ideas, analysis, results, and discussion must be author-generated.

2. Conditional Screening Outcome (Revision Required)

2.1 Plagiarism Between 10% and 30%

  • Manuscript will be returned for revision.

  • Authors must eliminate overlapping text and resubmit with a fresh similarity report.

2.2 AI-Generated Content Between 20% and 50%

  • Manuscript will be sent back for improvement.

  • Authors must reduce AI dependency and strengthen original scholarly contribution.

Note: Revisions do not guarantee acceptance. All revised manuscripts undergo re-screening.

3. Automatic Rejection Criteria

A manuscript will be rejected at the initial screening stage if:

  • Plagiarism exceeds 30%, or

  • AI-generated content exceeds 50%

Such manuscripts may only be reconsidered if substantially rewritten and submitted as a new manuscript.

4. Author Responsibilities

Authors must ensure that:

  • All sources are properly cited and paraphrased.

  • AI tools are disclosed in the Author Declaration Statement.

  • AI is not used for generating data, concepts, analysis, or literature review.

  • The manuscript reflects original scholarly work and not AI-fabricated content.

5. Editorial Rights & Verification

The Editorial Board reserves the right to:

  • Request raw data, concept notes, or methodology justification.

  • Conduct additional similarity and AI checks at any stage.

  • Reject manuscripts if AI-generated content compromises academic integrity—even if numerical thresholds are technically within limits.

6. Ethical Compliance

JLII adheres to:

  • COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Guidelines

  • Best practices in authorship and academic integrity

  • Zero tolerance for misconduct

Confirmed violations may lead to:

  • Manuscript withdrawal

  • Author blacklisting

  • Institutional notification