Plagiarism Policy

The Z Alpha Multidisciplinary Research Journal (ZAMRJ) strictly adheres to the UGC (2018) Regulations on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism. All submitted manuscripts are screened using one of the following plagiarism detection tools: Drillbit, Turnitin, iThenticate, or Urkund/Ouriginal (as recommended by UGC and used by leading universities).

Similarity Index Guidelines

• ≤ 10% similarity – Acceptable
• 10–40% similarity – Requires revision before acceptance
• 40–60% similarity – Rejected; authors may resubmit after rewriting
• 60% similarity – Considered major plagiarism; the article will be rejected outright

Author Responsibility

Authors are responsible for ensuring originality and proper citation of all sources. Any plagiarism detected after publication may lead to:

• Retraction of the article
• Blacklisting of the author(s) from future submissions