Publication ethics and publication, malpractice statement

Publication ethics and publication, malpractice statement

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal adheres to principles of research integrity and aim to avoid any type of scientific misconduct, such as fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, redundant publication, or authorship problems.

We follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (a joint statement by COPE, the Directory of Open Access Journals [DOAJ], WAME, and the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association [OASPA]; https://doaj.org/bestpractice).

To publish in Chulalongkorn Medical Journal with the highest quality, publishing ethics are necessary. The following infractions shall be prohibited and sanctioned.

  • Manuscripts and articles with plagiarism
  • Manuscripts and articles with fabricated or falsified data
  • Manuscripts and articles that have already been submitted to other journals or subject to other revisions
  • Manuscripts and articles that have already been published elsewhere
  • Manuscripts and articles with manipulated citation

All submitted manuscripts are checked for potential plagiarism of all types. using iThenticate service In resolving any potential scientific misconduct, Chulalongkorn Medical Journal follows international standards, guidelines, and flowcharts provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (available at: http://publicationethics.org/resources), the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) (http://www.wame.org/about/recommendations-on-publicationethics-policie), and the Council of Science Editors (http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/resource-library/editorialpolicies/).

Any suspected cases or suspected instances of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will be taken seriously. Regardless of the severity of the situation, the editorial staff will stop the reviewing process and return the article back to the authors if plagiarism and/or self-plagiarism are discovered.

The articles in which plagiarism is detected are handled based on the extent of the plagiarism.

  • Less than 25% plagiarism: The article will be evaluated and considered for review.
  • 25%–30% plagiarism: The article will be sent back to author for content revision.
  • More than >30% plagiarism: The article will be rejected without the started further process. The authors are advised to revise the article and resubmit the article.