Politics Institutions and Global Affairs

All manuscripts submitted to Politics, Institutions and Global Affairs are subject to systematic similarity and plagiarism screening using professional software such as iThenticate or Turnitin.

• The maximum acceptable similarity threshold is 14%, excluding the reference list.
• The journal does not rely solely on the overall similarity percentage. The nature, location, source, and academic legitimacy of identified similarities are also examined.
• Properly cited quotations from treaties, legislation, constitutions, government reports, policy documents, speeches, international agreements, institutional reports, and other official materials are assessed in light of the characteristics of political and institutional research.
• Clear plagiarism, unattributed borrowing, duplicate publication, unacceptable self-plagiarism, fabricated references, invented evidence, manipulated data, or misuse of documentary sources may result in immediate rejection.
• Authors bear full responsibility for the originality of their manuscripts and the accuracy of all citations, references, data, political documents, institutional sources, and empirical materials used.