Plagiarism

• FJBI strictly adheres to the HEC plagiarism guidelines.

• For a plagiarized article in processing, the identification of act will lead to dropping of article from further processing/ consideration of publication. The author will be required to give an explanation on demand. In case of an unsatisfactory reply, the matter will be referred to the disciplinary committee that may decide the course of action. For a published article, the allegedly plagiarized article will be temporarily retracted from publication and a notice to the effect will be published in the FJBI. The author will be served an explanation demand. In case of non-response in the stipulated time or unsatisfactory explanation, the article will be permanently retracted, and the author will be on watch. HEC and author’s institute will also be notified. The author(s) will have to provide documentary proof of retraction from publication, if such a defense is pleaded.

• Those claiming intellectual/idea or data theft of an article must provide documentary proof in their claim.