Screening for Plagiarism Policy

The Journal of Pharmaceutical and Community Sciences (JSFK) is firmly committed to upholding the integrity and originality of all research it publishes. To support this goal, JSFK enforces a strict Plagiarism Detection Policy designed to prevent and address all forms of plagiarism.

1. Plagiarism Screening Process

  • All submitted manuscripts will be screened using advanced plagiarism detection software before proceeding to peer review.

  • The software scans and compares the manuscript against academic databases, scholarly journals, websites, and institutional repositories to ensure content originality.

2. Types of Plagiarism Checked

JSFK identifies and addresses various types of plagiarism, including:

  • Direct Plagiarism: Copying another’s work word-for-word without proper citation.

  • Self-Plagiarism: Reusing one’s own previously published work without proper acknowledgment.

  • Mosaic Plagiarism: Combining copied content from multiple sources without adequate attribution.

  • Accidental Plagiarism: Unintentional failure to cite sources properly.

3. Plagiarism Threshold

  • A manuscript will be flagged for further investigation if more than 20% textual similarity is detected.

  • Authors will be notified and allowed to revise their manuscript, cite sources properly, or make the necessary corrections.

4. Consequences of Plagiarism

  • Rejection: Manuscripts found to contain significant plagiarism may be rejected outright.

  • Retraction: Published articles found to contain plagiarism will be retracted.

  • Ban: Authors involved in plagiarism may be banned from submitting to JSFK in the future.

5. Author Responsibilities

  • Authors are responsible for ensuring their submission is original, properly cited, and free of plagiarism.

  • All borrowed content must be clearly cited, and direct quotes must be enclosed in quotation marks.

  • Authors must confirm that their manuscript has not been submitted elsewhere and complies with ethical standards.

6. Revisions and Resubmission

  • If plagiarism is detected, authors will be asked to revise the manuscript accordingly.

  • Manuscripts that fail to resolve plagiarism concerns may be rejected or retracted after publication.

7. Commitment to Ethical Publishing

JSFK is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of academic and publishing ethics. All published work must be authentic, original, and properly attributed to its rightful authors.