Plagiarism Policy

IJAPT has zero tolerance for plagiarism. Every submitted manuscript is screened with similarity-detection software before being sent for peer review.

Similarity threshold

Manuscripts with an overall similarity index above 15%, or with any single source exceeding 3%, are returned to the author for revision or rejected outright, depending on severity.

Types of misconduct covered

• Verbatim copying without attribution
• Paraphrasing without citation ("patchwriting")
• Self-plagiarism / duplicate submission to multiple journals
• Data fabrication or falsification
• Uncredited use of figures, tables, or datasets

Consequences

Confirmed plagiarism after publication results in retraction, a notice published against the article record, and notification to the author's institution.