Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism in any form is considered unethical and unacceptable by Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery (JCCVS) and MediHealth Academy.

1. Screening and Similarity:

• All manuscripts are subjected to plagiarism detection software (e.g., iThenticate) at least twice: once upon submission and again after revisions have been completed.
• Submissions with similarity rates exceeding 20% without proper referencing will be returned for revision or outright rejected.

2. Forms of Plagiarism:

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the following forms:

• Direct copying of text without proper citation,
• Mosaic plagiarism (patchwriting),
• Paraphrasing without attribution,
• Self-plagiarism (reusing one’s own previously published work),
• Data falsification or fabrication.

Confirmed cases of plagiarism will result in:

• Immediate rejection or retraction of the manuscript,
• Notification to the corresponding author’s institution.

In the event of suspected research misconduct, such as plagiarism, citation manipulation, or data falsification/fabrication, the editorial board will act in accordance with the COPE guidelines.