Asian Journal of Public Health and Nursing (AJPHN) upholds the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical publishing. All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism screening and ethical review prior to peer evaluation.

Plagiarism Screening

AJPHN uses Turnitin to detect textual similarities and potential plagiarism. The editorial team evaluates similarity reports based on the following thresholds:

• Similarity Index > 30%: Manuscript is rejected due to excessive overlap.
• Similarity Index 10–30%: Manuscript returned to author for revision, proper citation, and paraphrasing.
• Similarity Index < 10%: Considered acceptable; minor citation improvements may be requested.

All authors must ensure that their work is entirely original, and that any use of others’ words, data, or ideas is properly cited or quoted.

Types of Plagiarism

AJPHN does not tolerate:

• Full plagiarism: Copying entire sections without attribution.
• Partial plagiarism: Mixing rephrased content from multiple sources without proper citation.
• Self-plagiarism: Reusing previously published work without disclosure or citation.

Ethical Guidelines

AJPHN adheres to the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) standards. Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to:

• Disclose conflicts of interest.
• Maintain confidentiality during the review process.
• Avoid duplicate submissions or redundant publications.
• Ensure ethical treatment of human subjects (if applicable), with proper consent and approval.

Sanctions

Manuscripts found to violate plagiarism or ethical standards may be:

• Rejected without review.
• Withdrawn post-publication.
• Reported to affiliated institutions.
• Subject to author blacklisting for future submissions.