{"id":272,"date":"2025-09-24T18:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/xe\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2025-12-14T10:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:06:00","slug":"plagiarism-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/medicalhealthjournal\/plagiarism-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Plagiarism Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"272\" class=\"elementor elementor-272\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97d492 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f97d492\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00cb575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00cb575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plagiarism Policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14e16e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e14e16e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8f056 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c8f056\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c5f70 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18c5f70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48054c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48054c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Journal Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aba54f e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aba54f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f1e42c elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-nav_menu\" data-id=\"8f1e42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-nav_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-left-sidebar-container\"><ul id=\"menu-left-sidebar\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-823\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-823\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/medicalhealthjournal\/about-the-journal\/\">About the Journal\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-824\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-824\"><a 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Acknowledgment<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-848\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-848\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/medicalhealthjournal\/reviewer-guidelines\/\">Reviewer Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-849\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-849\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/medicalhealthjournal\/to-be-a-reviewer\/\">To Be a Reviewer<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-850\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-850\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/medicalhealthjournal\/peer-review-guidelines\/\">Peer Review Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c261e e-con-full toc e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1c261e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88724e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a88724e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35bf3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b35bf3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67537cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67537cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898abab elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"898abab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#PlagiarismPolicy\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Plagiarism Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#DefinitionofPlagiarism\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Definition of Plagiarism<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#PlagiarismDetection\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Plagiarism Detection Process<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#asi\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Acceptable Similarity Index<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ConsequencesofPlagiarism\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Consequences of Plagiarism<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ResponsibilitiesofAuthors\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Author Responsibilities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#rre\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Editorial and Reviewer Responsibilities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#psp\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Self-Plagiarism Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#aac\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Appeals and Clarifications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-947b5cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"947b5cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e73d55f e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e73d55f\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"PlagiarismPolicy\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f862c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f862c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plagiarism Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200d3b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"200d3b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a83a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a83a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Annals of Medical and Health Research<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> is firmly committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, originality, and ethical conduct in medical and health sciences publishing. Plagiarism in any form is considered a serious breach of ethical practice and is strictly prohibited.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c5485 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35c5485\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"DefinitionofPlagiarism\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26144a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26144a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Definition of Plagiarism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1432020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1432020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Plagiarism refers to presenting another person\u2019s ideas, words, methods, or research findings as one\u2019s own without proper acknowledgment. This includes, but is not limited to:<\/span><\/p><h3>Direct Plagiarism<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Copying text, tables, images, or data verbatim from another source without citation.<\/span><\/p><h3>Mosaic \/ Patchwork Plagiarism<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Using phrases, sentence structures, or concepts from a source without proper attribution.<\/span><\/p><h3>Self-Plagiarism<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reusing substantial parts of one\u2019s own previously published work without citation or disclosure.<\/span><\/p><h3>Data \/ Results Plagiarism<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Using someone else&#8217;s clinical data, experimental results, patient records, or images without permission or citation.<\/span><\/p><h3>Improper Paraphrasing<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Rewriting content in a way that remains too close to the original structure or meaning without appropriate referencing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8afeab7 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8afeab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"PlagiarismDetection\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe10e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fe10e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Plagiarism Detection<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e2ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e2ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">All manuscripts submitted to the journal undergo plagiarism screening using reliable software (e.g., iThenticate, Turnitin, or equivalent tools).<br \/>Similarity reports are assessed carefully to distinguish acceptable matches\u2014such as common medical terminology, standard clinical methods, and references\u2014from unethical copying.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a7ade0 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a7ade0\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"asi\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73796ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73796ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Acceptable Similarity Index<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ccb5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ccb5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal allows a similarity index of <strong>15\u201320%<\/strong>, excluding:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">References<\/span><\/li><li>Author names and affiliations<\/li><li>Standard medical or scientific terminology<\/li><\/ul><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Manuscripts exceeding the allowable limit may be returned to authors for revision or may be rejected based on the extent and nature of overlap.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d81cd e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47d81cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"ConsequencesofPlagiarism\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80df213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80df213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Consequences of Plagiarism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2489ffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2489ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If plagiarism is detected at any stage\u2014submission, review, or post-publication\u2014the journal will take strict action:<\/span><\/p><h3>Before Acceptance<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Immediate rejection of the manuscript.<\/span><\/p><h3>After Acceptance but Before Publication<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Withdrawal of the manuscript from the editorial process.<\/span><\/p><h3>After Publication<\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Formal retraction of the article.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">A retraction notice will be published online.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Additional actions may include:<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Blacklisting the authors from future submissions.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Notification to the authors&#8217; institutions, supervisors, or funding bodies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c44cc e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6c44cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"ResponsibilitiesofAuthors\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b62f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43b62f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Author Responsibilities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39f824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a39f824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors submitting to <strong>Annals of Medical and Health Research<\/strong> must:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Ensure their work is original and free from plagiarism.<\/span><\/li><li>Provide proper citations for all sourced material.<\/li><li>Use quotation marks where exact wording is reproduced.<\/li><li>Avoid duplicate or simultaneous submissions.<\/li><li>Disclose related work or overlapping manuscripts.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-036fafc e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"036fafc\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"rre\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7321a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7321a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Editorial and Reviewer Responsibilities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-406c6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"406c6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reviewers must report any suspected plagiarism to the editorial office.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Editors will investigate such concerns impartially and thoroughly.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">All decisions follow COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines for integrity and transparency.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc33a3 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffc33a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"psp\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117d803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"117d803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Self-Plagiarism Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2fb3a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2fb3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors must not reuse substantial parts of their own previously published work.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reuse of methodology, standard procedures, or background must be cited appropriately.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously is strictly prohibited.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad7017 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ad7017\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"aac\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3712769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3712769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. 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