The International Community Health Journal (ICHJ) utilizes Turnitin, a sophisticated plagiarism detection software, to meticulously examine each submitted manuscript twice: once during the initial submission and again following any revisions. The similarity index percentage for each article is rigorously assessed, with even a 10% similarity threshold considered indicative of plagiarism.

It is very important to emphasize that the content from AI Chatbots is strongly discouraged. Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should solely be utilized to improve the clarity and language of the work. Human oversight is essential in the application of these technologies, and authors are required to thoroughly review and amend the generated output, as it may be incomplete, inaccurate, or biased. Ultimately, the responsibility for the content rests with the authors. For more details, please take a look at the Policy on the Use AI in Scientific Writing section.

Authors are encouraged to follow these steps to report plagiarism:

• Notify the editor of the journal where the plagiarized work appears.
• Provide both the original and the plagiarized documents, highlighting the copied sections. If the evidence is compelling, the editor should convene a disciplinary meeting.
• The editor of the journal containing the plagiarized article should reach out to the editor of the original article's journal to address the issue, requesting an explanation from the plagiarist.
• Should there be no response within the designated timeframe or if the explanation is deemed unsatisfactory, the article must be permanently retracted, and the authors should be prohibited from submitting to that journal for a minimum of five years.
• Additionally, the relevant head of the institution should be informed.

In situations involving suspected covert duplicate manuscript submissions, ICHJ strictly observes the COPE guidelines for resolution. In parallel, ICHJ is firmly committed to the principles set by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) concerning overlapping publications.