Plagiarism Policy
GI Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences maintains a strict policy against plagiarism and all forms of unethical publication practices. All submitted manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors must submit only original work and properly cite all sources, quotations, figures, and previously published materials. Plagiarism includes copying text, ideas, data, images, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, and unattributed content. Manuscripts found with significant similarity or unethical overlap may be rejected immediately or retracted after publication. The journal follows COPE Guidelines in handling plagiarism cases and may notify authors’ institutions when serious misconduct is identified.