The Journal of Clinical Practice and Health Sciences (JCPHS) upholds the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical publishing. Plagiarism in any form is strictly prohibited and considered a serious breach of professional conduct.

Definition:
Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of another author’s work, ideas, data, or expressions without proper attribution. This includes copying text, figures, tables, or data from published or unpublished sources.

Detection:
All submitted manuscripts are subjected to plagiarism detection checks using advanced software tools (e.g., Turnitin, iThenticate) to identify any overlaps with existing literature.

Author Responsibility:

• Authors must ensure that their submissions are original and properly cite all sources, including self-citations.

• Any use of previously published material must be clearly indicated and appropriately referenced.

• Submissions must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere.

Actions on Detection of Plagiarism:

• Minor overlaps: Authors may be asked to revise and properly cite the overlapping content.

• Substantial plagiarism: Manuscripts found to contain significant plagiarized content will be immediately rejected.

• Post-publication discovery: If plagiarism is discovered after publication, the journal will initiate an investigation and may issue corrections, retractions, or notifications to relevant institutions.

Ethical Compliance:
JCPHS follows the guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to handle plagiarism cases fairly and transparently.

Consequences:

• Authors found guilty of plagiarism may be banned from future submissions.

• Institutional authorities may be notified in severe cases.

• Published articles may be retracted with a formal notice explaining the reason.

By enforcing this plagiarism policy, JCPHS ensures the credibility, originality, and trustworthiness of its published research.