Plagiarism Policy

The Zouq-E-Noor Journal of Religious and Social Studies (Zouq-E-Noor) strictly adheres to global best practices regarding academic honesty and plagiarism, specifically aligning with guidelines set by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) where applicable.

• The acceptable Similarity Index (as generated by Turnitin or equivalent software) for any submitted manuscript must be below 19 percent.

• Submissions exceeding this threshold will be immediately returned to the author(s) or rejected.

• Consequences: If a manuscript is found to be plagiarized at any stage, the author(s) will be fully responsible and will be subjected to penalties as per HEC rules. This may lead to a permanent ban on the responsible authors from publishing any future work with Zouq-E-Noor.

• Detection Process: All received manuscripts will be vigorously checked for plagiarism. We utilize advanced plagiarism detection software to screen submissions thoroughly before forwarding the manuscripts for the formal peer-review process.

Copyrights / License Policy

The Zouq-E-Noor Journal of Religious and Social Studies is committed to open access principles to ensure the widest possible dissemination of scholarly work, as stated in its Policy Statement (Open Access Policy).

• Copyright Retention: Authors retain the copyright of their work under the CC BY license.

• License Agreement: Authors must sign a form agreeing to the publication of their article under the CC BY license.

• The Zouq-E-Noor Journal of Religious and Social Studies is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.