The Health Science and Nursing Research Journal (HSNRJ) requires submitted manuscripts to represent original scholarly work and to appropriately acknowledge the intellectual contributions of others.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes presenting another person's words, ideas, data, images, analyses, or other intellectual contributions as one's own without appropriate attribution.

This includes both direct copying and inappropriate paraphrasing.

Plagiarism is unacceptable regardless of whether the source is a journal article, book, thesis, conference paper, website, dataset, or other material.

Text Recycling

Reusing substantial portions of an author's previously published text without appropriate transparency may constitute inappropriate text recycling or self-plagiarism.

Limited reuse may be acceptable in particular methodological or technical contexts when scientifically justified and appropriately handled, but authors should avoid unnecessary duplication.

Similarity Screening

Submitted manuscripts may be screened using similarity-detection software.

HSNRJ does not determine plagiarism solely on the basis of a numerical similarity percentage.

Similarity reports are evaluated by editors according to the location, extent, source, nature, and context of the overlap.

A manuscript with a low overall similarity score may still contain unacceptable plagiarism, while legitimate quotations, standard methodological terminology, references, or properly attributed material may contribute to a higher similarity score without constituting misconduct.

Duplicate and Redundant Publication

Authors must not submit manuscripts that substantially duplicate work already published or simultaneously under consideration elsewhere.

Related manuscripts, preprints, conference outputs, datasets, or other overlapping publications should be disclosed when relevant so that editors can evaluate the degree and nature of overlap.

Editorial Action

When substantial unattributed overlap or other inappropriate duplication is identified, HSNRJ may request clarification, require revision, reject the manuscript, or take appropriate post-publication action.

Serious or deliberate cases may be referred to the authors' institution or other appropriate bodies when warranted.