Plagiarism Policy

Under the guidelines of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society observes Zero Tolerance to plagiarism

https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/policies/Documents/Plagiarism-Policy.pdf

Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society uses either Turnitin or iThenticate for all research papers submitted to detect possible plagiarism. If the similarity is more than 19%, the paper is returned to the author(s) immediately. Historicus follows HEC and COPE guidelines to determine whether (or to what extent) plagiarism exists.

If plagiarism or other unethical practices are detected after publishing the paper, the editorial board has the authority to correct or retract the paper as per HEC’s plagiarism policy (http://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/Plagiarism/Pages/default.aspx). All authors are responsible for their content individually and collectively. In extreme cases, the Editorial Board may decide to consult the institution of the author(s).

Self-plagiarism: verbatim or substantial copying of the authors’ own published work (or under consideration for publication at some other outlet) affecting the originality of the current submission is also not acceptable in any way.