Plagiarism Policy

KHIDMAH maintains a strict policy against plagiarism.

All manuscripts undergo plagiarism screening before peer review.

Similarity Threshold

The maximum acceptable similarity index is 20%, excluding references, quotations, and commonly used phrases.

Manuscripts may be:

• Rejected immediately if significant plagiarism is detected.
• Returned to authors for revision if minor overlap is identified.

Forms of misconduct include:

• Direct plagiarism
• Self-plagiarism
• Data fabrication
• Data falsification
• Improper citation practices

The journal reserves the right to retract published articles found to violate ethical standards.