Plagiarism and Retraction

Journal for Research in Public Health (JRPH)

The Journal for Research in Public Health (JRPH) is committed to safeguarding the originality, integrity, and credibility of the scientific record. This policy describes how the journal addresses plagiarism and how published articles may be retracted.

Policy at a Glance

  • Plagiarism in all forms is strictly prohibited.
  • All submitted manuscripts are screened with plagiarism detection software before peer review.
  • Manuscripts with significant unattributed similarity are rejected immediately.
  • Articles with serious ethical breaches may be retracted, with a public retraction notice.

Plagiarism Policy

JRPH strictly prohibits plagiarism in all forms. All submitted manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software before being sent for peer review. Manuscripts showing significant similarity to other published works, without proper citation or quotation, will be rejected immediately.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions are entirely original and properly referenced.

Retraction Policy

Articles may be retracted if they are found to involve serious ethical breaches, such as:

No. Grounds for Retraction
1 Plagiarism
2 Data fabrication
3 Duplicate publication

Retraction Procedure

The decision to retract an article is made by the Editor-in-Chief in consultation with the editorial board. A retraction notice is then published and linked to the original article, clearly stating the reason for the retraction.

Contact

Concerns regarding suspected plagiarism or ethical misconduct may be directed to jrphstrada@gmail.com.