Plagiarism Policy

The journal takes a strong note of plagiarism and authors must ensure that their manuscript is free from plagiarism. If plagiarism in any form is detected at any stage the manuscript may be rejected or withdrawn. All articles shall undergo mandatory plagiarism check after final submission. If there is any allegation of plagiarism in any form in a published article, the Editor shall investigate the matter as per ICMJE and COPE Guidelines. If plagiarism in any form is proven, the article shall be retracted and further actions, as deemed necessary, may be taken. The journal uses plagiarism software like TurnItIn, Grammarly and check-plagiarism.com (any one per paper). We may use any of these tools based on what we find appropriate.