IJRHNS is dedicated to uphold academic integrity and ensure that all the published articles are authentic.

All articles submitted for publication must be original and provide full attribution to the works of other scholars.

Types of Plagiarism Include

Plagiarism can be defined as follows:

• Copying someone else's text without appropriate citations.
• Copying another scholar's idea without proper attribution.
• Copying tables, charts, pictures, and data without any form of permission or citation.
• Paraphrasing inadequately.
• Self-plagiarism.
• Duplicate publication.
• Publication of similar content without proper notice.

The journal may consider using plagiarism and/or similarity detection software during the review process. Detection can occur at pre-peer review, editorial review, or prior to publication.

What to Do If Plagiarism is Detected?

Depending on the nature of the matter, the journal may:

• Reject the manuscript.
• Request an explanation from the authors.
• Ask authors to correct or revise the content.
• Withdraw a manuscript.
• Retract a published article.
• Authors should notify their institutions or organizations when required.

The authors themselves have to make sure that their articles are original, referenced correctly, and follow ethical/legal norms.