The Medical Journal of Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences (MJRAHS) is an open access, peer-reviewed, biannual published, multidisciplinary biomedical journal devoted to Health Sciences of the Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS)
Plagiarism Policy
MJPAHS uses iThenticate Plagiarism Checking Software powered by Turnitin for checking possible plagiarism in all submitted manuscripts.
- Responsibility: Authors are responsible for the originality of their manuscripts. Plagiarism is defined as copying someone's theories, ideas, or statements without explicit acknowledgment.
- Consequences: Based on the extent of plagiarism, the editorial team decides whether to accept the manuscript for further review or reject it.
- Minor Offense: Less than two paragraphs or 15% of the content plagiarized. Authors are warned and asked to resubmit with corrections.
- Intermediate Offense: More than two paragraphs or up to 25% of the content plagiarized. Manuscript is rejected, and authors are barred from resubmission for one year.
- Severe Offense: More than 25% of the content plagiarized. Manuscript is rejected, and authors are blacklisted for 3 to 10 years.
