Plagiarism Policy

Greenfort International Journal of Applied Medical Science maintains a strict policy against plagiarism in all forms. Plagiarism includes the unauthorized use of another author’s ideas, data, text, or published material without proper citation. Self-plagiarism occurs when authors reuse substantial portions of their own previously published work without appropriate acknowledgment or citation.

Screening Process

All submitted manuscripts undergo a plagiarism check using Plagiarism Checker X prior to editorial review.
Manuscripts containing significant, uncredited overlap with previously published sources are rejected before peer review.

Unacceptable Levels of Similarity

Content that is copied, paraphrased, or closely resembles existing published work without citation—whether from the authors’ own prior publications or from others—is considered unethical and unacceptable.

Post-Publication Concerns

If plagiarism is identified after publication, the Editor-in-Chief initiates an investigation, with support from a designated Fact-Finding Committee (FFC). Based on the findings, appropriate actions may be taken, including:

• Issuing a correction, editorial note, or retraction, following COPE guidelines.
• Clearly marking the online article as corrected or retracted and linking it to the notice.
• Informing the author(s)’ affiliated institution or funding body, when warranted.

Possible Editorial Actions

Depending on the severity of the misconduct, the journal may decide to:

• Notify the author(s) and their institution about the plagiarism findings.
• Retract or correct the published article and disable access to the plagiarized version, replacing it with a retraction or correction notice.
• Restrict future submissions from the author(s) for a specified period in cases of serious or repeated misconduct.
• Follow any additional actions recommended by the Editorial Board or the Fact-Finding Committee, in alignment with COPE and international publication ethics standards.

Ethics Compliance

This policy follows the guidelines of:

• COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
• ICMJE recommendations
• Best practices required by DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed

NOTE: The journal is currently not indexed in Doaj, Scopus, Web of Science, or PubMed. We will apply after meeting all criteria.