Believers Journal of Health Sciences (BJHS) is committed to protecting academic integrity and the absolute originality of published research. The journal does not accept plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate submission, redundant publication, unattributed translation, or any other form of improper use of another person's work, ideas, data, images, or intellectual contribution. All submitted manuscripts must be original, properly referenced, and prepared in accordance with standard rules of scholarly publishing.
Plagiarism includes presenting another person's core data, words, results, or methods as one's own, specifically covering:
All submissions undergo regular algorithmic similarity checking. Note that similarity reports serve as a screening tool; a specific percentage score alone does not determine manuscript rejection. The editorial team analyzes context, citation accuracy, and material source. Properly cited quotes, standard methodological blocks, or legally mandated texts producing matches do not constitute plagiarism.
Authors can build upon their prior literature only if the baseline source is explicitly cited and the new draft introduces a substantial original contribution. Undisclosed recycling of data, results, or conclusions is prohibited. Submitting identical manuscripts simultaneously to multiple entities is barred. Authors must state if parts overlap with prior conference abstracts, preprints, theses, or technical reports.
Generative artificial intelligence platforms must never be deployed to copy, paraphrase, fabricate, or disguise plagiarized content. Authors are fully accountable for ensuring AI-assisted translations, text segments, or data tables remain authentic and cited correctly. AI-generated citations must be manually verified; fabricated references represent severe integrity failures.
Before Publication: Minor overlaps require author revision. Serious plagiarism, data falsification, or duplicate submission results in immediate rejection without peer review, accompanied by potential future submission bans.
After Publication: If plagiarism is verified post-launch, BJHS coordinates corrective notices—including Corrections, Clarifications, Expressions of Concern, or permanent Retractions. The office systematically updates indexing metadata networks to alert abstracting databases.
Authors guarantee that submitted materials are new, citations are precise, direct quotes map to quotation marks, and permissions are logged for copyrighted visual structures. If a submission faces desk rejection or a post-publication notice due to overlap, authors can submit a written appeal detailing factual or procedural errors. Appeals are evaluated by an independent editor not associated with the baseline choice loop.