Plagiarism Policy


Plagiarism is defined as the intentional or unintentional use of other’s ideas, plans, or formulas for creating one's own content and introducing them as new and original. This unethical plagiarism act is done without taking the suitable consent of the person who actually developed the original ideas and words and it is commonly occurs in the field of science and research. Plagiarist unlawfully obtain their content from the ideas or words of published and unpublished Research Grant Applications, Institutional Review Board Application and from other published manuscripts. It is very important to address such scientific malpractice as it can affect the overall integrity of any scientific field.

Self-plagiarism is one of the types of plagiarism in which the author uses his own content again and again in his different publications. This can be done by using the exact content multiple times or using the same idea but with different words and sentences. Sometimes author himself is unaware that he used his previous ideas repeatedly as it is very common practice and also there are so many ways to say the same thing. This usually violates the copyright that has been assigned to the publisher. However, it is not seen as scientific misconduct or can be put under plagiarism as it does not shares devised ideas of other people and institution.

Types of Plagiarism:

  • Direct Plagiarism: Copying text, including ideas and plans, with exact wording and sentences.
  • Mosaic Plagiarism: Plagiarism of ideas and beliefs from any original source or published manuscripts.

Following are the guidelines for the authors to report plagiarism:

  • Inform the editor about plagiarized articles in the published journal.
  • Provide editors with both the original and plagiarized articles.
  • If evidence of plagiarism is confirmed, the editor can either reject the manuscript or conduct a meeting to rectify the issue.
  • The plagiarist must be asked to provide an explanation.
  • If a suitable response is not provided, the article/manuscript should be permanently removed.
  • The author who committed plagiarism should be restricted and debarred for 6 months from publishing any article.
  • All these procedures should be performed under the head of the institution.

Handling Plagiarism Cases:

Minor Plagiarism

Minor instances of plagiarism (e.g., a small portion of text without proper citation) will be handled by:

  • Informing the authors about the detected plagiarism.
  • Requesting the authors to revise the manuscript to properly attribute the original source.
Major Plagiarism

Major instances of plagiarism (e.g., extensive copying of text or data, entire sections of another work without attribution) will be handled by:

  • Rejecting the manuscript without further review.
  • Informing the authors and their affiliated institutions about the detected plagiarism.
  • Banning the authors from submitting new manuscripts to RJPPD for a specified period.

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