Plagiarism Policy

The International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research is committed to maintaining academic integrity, originality, and ethical standards in scholarly publishing. Plagiarism, in any form, is not acceptable. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submitted manuscripts are original and that all sources, ideas, text, data, figures, tables, and other materials obtained from other works are appropriately acknowledged and cited.

All submitted manuscripts may be screened for plagiarism or inappropriate text similarity using appropriate plagiarism-detection or similarity-checking software. The initial screening is normally conducted before the manuscript enters the peer-review process. Additional checks may be conducted during peer review, revision, production, or after publication if concerns arise.

A similarity score is considered an indicator for editorial assessment and does not, by itself, constitute a determination of plagiarism. The editorial team will consider the nature, location, extent, and source of the overlapping material before making a decision.

Where substantial or inappropriate similarity is identified, the editorial office may:

1. request clarification from the authors;

2. ask the authors to revise or properly cite the affected material;

3. return the manuscript for substantial revision;

4. reject the manuscript before or during peer review; or

5. take further action in accordance with the seriousness of the suspected misconduct.

Minor similarity resulting from properly cited references, standard terminology, commonly used medical, clinical, scientific, or methodological expressions, titles, author information, or other legitimate sources will not automatically be considered plagiarism.

The journal does not rely solely on a fixed similarity percentage when determining whether plagiarism has occurred. Each case is assessed individually based on the circumstances and severity of the overlap.

Plagiarism may include, but is not limited to:

1. copying text from another work without appropriate attribution;

2. presenting another person's ideas, arguments, findings, or concepts as one's own;

3. reproducing figures, tables, photographs, illustrations, equations, or other materials without appropriate permission or acknowledgment;

4. substantial verbatim or near-verbatim copying without quotation and citation;

5. translating and presenting another author's work as original without proper acknowledgment;

6. using material obtained from websites, databases, or other electronic sources without appropriate attribution; and

7. substantial reuse of previously published material without proper citation or disclosure.

Authors must properly acknowledge and cite their own previously published work when material from that work is reused. Substantial duplication of previously published text, data, figures, or results without appropriate citation or disclosure may constitute self-plagiarism, redundant publication, or duplicate publication.

Authors must not submit the same manuscript, or substantially overlapping manuscripts, simultaneously to more than one journal.

Reuse of limited standard medical, clinical, scientific, or methodological language or other unavoidable technical expressions may not constitute misconduct when appropriately used and does not misrepresent the originality of the research.

Unintentional plagiarism may occur because of inadequate citation, incorrect paraphrasing, or failure to distinguish original work from material obtained from other sources. Authors are responsible for carefully reviewing their manuscripts and ensuring that all sources are properly acknowledged before submission.

Lack of intent does not remove the author's responsibility to correct inappropriate attribution.

If suspected plagiarism is identified before publication, the editorial office will assess the available evidence and may contact the corresponding author for an explanation.

Depending on the severity and circumstances, the journal may request appropriate revisions, reject the manuscript, or take other editorial action. In serious cases, the journal may also request clarification from the authors' affiliated institution or other relevant parties.

If credible evidence of plagiarism is identified after publication, the journal will conduct an appropriate editorial investigation. The authors may be contacted and given an opportunity to respond.

Depending on the findings and severity of the case, the journal may publish a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, as appropriate. The journal may also notify the authors' institution, funding body, or other relevant organization when warranted.

Any post-publication action will be documented transparently in the published record to protect the integrity of the scholarly literature.

By submitting a manuscript to the journal, authors confirm that:

1. the submitted work is original to the extent stated in the manuscript;

2. appropriate credit has been given to the work of other authors;

3. all sources have been properly cited;

4. any substantial reuse of previously published material has been disclosed and appropriately referenced;

5. the manuscript has not been simultaneously submitted to another journal; and

6. the authors accept responsibility for the originality and proper attribution of the submitted work.

The International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research reserves the right to investigate suspected plagiarism or other forms of publication misconduct at any stage of the publication process, including after publication.