Journal of Integrated Natural Science (JINS) enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy regarding plagiarism and text recycling. All submissions undergo automated similarity screening via Turnitin / iThenticate.

Similarity Thresholds:

• Overall Similarity Index: Maximum 20% (excluding bibliography and verbatim quoted text).
• Single Source Match: Maximum 3% from any single source.

Manuscripts exceeding 20% similarity are returned to authors for mandatory paraphrasing. Submissions exceeding 30% are desk rejected.