Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Plagiarism ranges from the un-referenced use of published and unpublished ideas of others to submission under “new” authorship of a complete paper, sometimes in a different language. It may occur at any stage of planning, research, writing, or publication: it applies to print and electronic versions. All sources should be disclosed, and if large amounts of other people’s written or illustrative material are to be used, permission must be sought.
Responsibilities of Authors
Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine does not encourage plagiarism in any form. Every author should do a thorough check of the article content before submitting it to Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine for publication. This can be done using a number of online plagiarism checker available online. For further information on how authors can protect themselves against inadvertent plagiarism, detect all forms of plagiarism and protect themselves from plagiarism, please visit http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing.
Policy on Plagiarism
The journal’s acceptable maximum similarity index (SI) after plagiarism check is 12%. Author(s) with SI between 13 and 30% will be advised to review their manuscript(s) to bring the SI to 12% or below. For any case of suspected plagiarism, Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine follows the guidelines contained in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts-new/what-do-if-you-suspect-plagiarism).
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Background Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) remain one of the major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study […]
Plagiarism ranges from the un-referenced use of published and unpublished ideas of others to submission under “new” authorship of a complete paper, sometimes in a different language. It may occur at any stage of planning, research, writing, or publication: it applies to print and electronic versions. All sources should be disclosed, and if large amounts of other people’s written or illustrative material are to be used, permission must be sought.
Responsibilities of Authors
Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine does not encourage plagiarism in any form. Every author should do a thorough check of the article content before submitting it to Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine for publication. This can be done using a number of online plagiarism checker available online. For further information on how authors can protect themselves against inadvertent plagiarism, detect all forms of plagiarism and protect themselves from plagiarism, please visit http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing.
Policy on Plagiarism
All articles submitted to Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine will be checked using the free Grammaly plagiarism detection software. For any case of suspected plagiarism, Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine follows the guidelines contained in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts-new/what-do-if-you-suspect-plagiarism).
Plagiarism ranges from the un-referenced use of published and unpublished ideas of others to submission under “new” authorship of a complete paper, sometimes in a different language. It may occur at any stage of planning, research, writing, or publication: it applies to print and electronic versions. All sources should be disclosed, and if large amounts of other people’s written or illustrative material are to be used, permission must be sought.
Responsibilities of Authors
Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine does not encourage plagiarism in any form. Every author should do a thorough check of the article content before submitting it to Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine for publication. This can be done using a number of online plagiarism checker available online. For further information on how authors can protect themselves against inadvertent plagiarism, detect all forms of plagiarism and protect themselves from plagiarism, please visit http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing.
Policy on Plagiarism
All articles submitted to Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine will be checked using the free Grammaly plagiarism detection software. For any case of suspected plagiarism, Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine follows the guidelines contained in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts-new/what-do-if-you-suspect-plagiarism).
Plagiarism ranges from the un-referenced use of published and unpublished ideas of others to submission under “new” authorship of a complete paper, sometimes in a different language. It may occur at any stage of planning, research, writing, or publication: it applies to print and electronic versions. All sources should be disclosed, and if large amounts of other people’s written or illustrative material are to be used, permission must be sought.
Responsibilities of Authors
Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine does not encourage plagiarism in any form. Every author should do a thorough check of the article content before submitting it to Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine for publication. This can be done using a number of online plagiarism checker available online. For further information on how authors can protect themselves against inadvertent plagiarism, detect all forms of plagiarism and protect themselves from plagiarism, please visit http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing.
Policy on Plagiarism
All articles submitted to Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine will be checked using the free Grammaly plagiarism detection software. For any case of suspected plagiarism, Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine follows the guidelines contained in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts-new/what-do-if-you-suspect-plagiarism).
Plagiarism ranges from the un-referenced use of published and unpublished ideas of others to submission under “new” authorship of a complete paper, sometimes in a different language. It may occur at any stage of planning, research, writing, or publication: it applies to print and electronic versions. All sources should be disclosed, and if large amounts of other people’s written or illustrative material are to be used, permission must be sought.
Responsibilities of Authors
Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine does not encourage plagiarism in any form. Every author should do a thorough check of the article content before submitting it to Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine for publication. This can be done using a number of online plagiarism checker available online. For further information on how authors can protect themselves against inadvertent plagiarism, detect all forms of plagiarism and protect themselves from plagiarism, please visit http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing.
Policy on Plagiarism
All articles submitted to Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine will be checked using the free Grammaly plagiarism detection software. For any case of suspected plagiarism, Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine follows the guidelines contained in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts-new/what-do-if-you-suspect-plagiarism).
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Our Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements
Plagiarism ranges from the un-referenced use of published and unpublished ideas of others to submission under “new” authorship of a complete paper, sometimes in a different language. It may occur at any stage of planning, research, writing, or publication: it applies to print and electronic versions. All sources should be disclosed, and if large amounts of other people’s written or illustrative material are to be used, permission must be sought.
Responsibilities of Authors
Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine does not encourage plagiarism in any form. Every author should do a thorough check of the article content before submitting it to Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine for publication. This can be done using a number of online plagiarism checker available online. For further information on how authors can protect themselves against inadvertent plagiarism, detect all forms of plagiarism and protect themselves from plagiarism, please visit http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing.
Policy on Plagiarism
All articles submitted to Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine will be checked using the free Grammaly plagiarism detection software. For any case of suspected plagiarism, Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine follows the guidelines contained in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts-new/what-do-if-you-suspect-plagiarism).
