Policy of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) related to plagiarism
Journal Title: Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 1
Abstract
This editorial highlights the pertinent issue of intentionally or unintentionally using other sources without proper citation in scientific literature and how the journal stringently tries to follow zero tolerance towards such practice with the active cooperation of the authors, reviewers, and editors.
Authors and Affiliations
Samrat Singh Bhandari, Shyamanta Das
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