Plagiarism and Ethical Statement

Plagiarism Policy

Global Psychiatry Archives is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics. The journal considers plagiarism, duplicate publication, self-plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and other forms of academic misconduct unacceptable.

All manuscripts submitted to the journal may be screened for plagiarism and substantial text similarity using appropriate plagiarism-detection software. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submitted work is original and that all ideas, data, text, figures, tables, and other materials derived from other sources are properly acknowledged and cited.

Manuscripts containing substantial plagiarism or unattributed material may be rejected at any stage of the editorial or publication process. Where plagiarism or other forms of misconduct are identified after publication, the journal reserves the right to issue a correction, expression of concern, retraction, or other appropriate editorial action. The journal may also notify the authors' affiliated institutions or other relevant authorities when warranted.

Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal and must disclose any previous publication or dissemination of substantially related material. Reuse of an author's own previously published text or data should be appropriately cited and clearly disclosed.

Ethical Standards

Global Psychiatry Archives follows established principles of responsible scholarly publishing and expects authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher to uphold high standards of research and publication ethics.

Research Involving Human Participants

Research involving human participants must comply with applicable national and international ethical standards. Where required, studies must receive approval from an appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), or Research Ethics Committee before the research begins. The manuscript should provide the name of the approving body and the relevant approval or reference number where applicable.

Authors must ensure that participants' rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality are protected. Written informed consent should be obtained from participants whenever required by applicable ethical standards and the nature of the research.

Research Involving Vulnerable Participants and Psychiatric Populations

Because psychiatric research may involve individuals who are vulnerable or have impaired decision-making capacity, authors must take particular care to protect participants from harm, coercion, undue influence, and unnecessary disclosure of personal information. Where a participant lacks the capacity to provide informed consent, consent should be obtained from an appropriately authorized representative in accordance with applicable laws and institutional requirements, while respecting the participant's assent whenever appropriate.

Manuscripts must not contain information that could reasonably identify individual patients or participants unless appropriate consent for publication has been obtained.

Confidentiality and Patient Privacy

Authors must remove personally identifiable information from manuscripts, figures, case reports, clinical images, and supplementary materials. Patient names, hospital identification numbers, addresses, photographs, or other identifying details should not be included unless they are essential to the scientific report and appropriate consent for publication has been obtained.

Animal Research

Research involving animals must comply with applicable institutional, national, and international standards for the ethical treatment and welfare of animals. Authors should provide details of the relevant ethical approval where required and demonstrate that appropriate measures were taken to minimize pain, suffering, and distress.

Informed Consent for Publication

For case reports, clinical descriptions, photographs, or other material that could potentially identify an individual, authors should obtain appropriate informed consent for publication. Consent should be obtained from the individual or, where legally appropriate, an authorized representative.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, professional, personal, or other relationships that could influence, or could reasonably be perceived to influence, the research or its interpretation. Editors and reviewers must also disclose potential conflicts of interest and should decline participation where a conflict could compromise impartiality.

Research Data and Integrity

Authors are expected to report their research accurately and transparently. Fabrication, falsification, manipulation of data, inappropriate image manipulation, and selective reporting of results constitute serious forms of research misconduct and will not be tolerated.

Where appropriate, authors should retain underlying research data and supporting documentation and be prepared to provide them to the journal or relevant authorities when reasonably requested for verification.

Authorship and Contributions

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, or reporting of the work and who accept responsibility for the integrity of the research. All listed authors should approve the final manuscript and agree to its submission and publication.

Individuals who contributed to the work but do not meet authorship criteria should be appropriately acknowledged.

Ethical Review of Manuscripts

Editors and reviewers must treat submitted manuscripts as confidential documents. Manuscripts should not be used, copied, shared, or exploited for personal or professional advantage. Peer-review decisions should be based on the scientific quality, originality, relevance, and integrity of the manuscript.

Allegations of Misconduct

The journal will investigate suspected cases of plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, authorship disputes, undisclosed conflicts of interest, unethical research practices, and other forms of publication misconduct. Investigations may involve requesting explanations or supporting documentation from authors, reviewers, editors, institutions, or other relevant parties.

Where misconduct is confirmed, the journal may take appropriate action, including rejection of the manuscript, correction of the published record, retraction, publication of an expression of concern, or notification of the relevant institution or authority.

Editorial Commitment

Global Psychiatry Archives is committed to preserving the integrity of the scholarly record. The journal expects all participants in the publication process to uphold principles of honesty, transparency, accountability, respect for research participants, and responsible conduct of research.

By submitting a manuscript to the journal, authors confirm that the work is original, has been prepared in accordance with applicable ethical standards, and does not knowingly violate the rights or ethical responsibilities associated with scholarly publication.