Journal Policies

Digital Archiving and Preservation Policy

The International Journal for Research in Medicine and Health Sciences (IJRMHS), published by Green Publication Services Private Limited, recognizes the importance of preserving scholarly content and maintaining its long-term accessibility and integrity.

The journal aims to support the reliable preservation of its published research through appropriate digital archiving and preservation arrangements. Where the journal's participation and preservation status are confirmed, digital preservation services may be used to safeguard published articles and associated metadata against data loss, technical failures, and website disruptions.

The journal reviews its preservation arrangements periodically to support the continued availability of its scholarly content and to protect the integrity of the academic record.

Digital preservation arrangements are intended to support:

  • Long-term preservation of published articles and associated metadata.

  • Protection against data loss and technical failures.

  • Continued accessibility of scholarly content, subject to the capabilities of the preservation service.

  • Preservation of the scholarly record in the event of website or platform disruption.

Information about specific preservation services will be provided in accordance with the journal's confirmed archiving arrangements.

Plagiarism Policy

The International Journal for Research in Medicine and Health Sciences (IJRMHS) is committed to maintaining academic integrity and ensuring that published research meets appropriate standards of originality and attribution.

Plagiarism in any form, including direct copying, inappropriate paraphrasing, unattributed reuse of previously published material, and improper use of third-party text, data, figures, or ideas, is considered unacceptable. Duplicate publication, inappropriate text recycling, data fabrication, and data falsification are also treated as serious concerns regarding research integrity.

Submitted manuscripts may undergo similarity screening using appropriate plagiarism detection tools as part of the editorial assessment process. Similarity reports are evaluated in context, taking into account proper citations, quotations, references, and the nature of the matched material. A similarity score alone does not determine whether plagiarism has occurred.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts contain original work, appropriately acknowledge all sources, and comply with applicable copyright and licensing requirements.

Where plagiarism or other forms of publication misconduct are suspected, the editorial office may request an explanation from the authors and conduct an appropriate assessment. Depending on the findings and severity of the concern, the journal may reject the manuscript or take corrective action after publication, including issuing a correction, an expression of concern, or a retraction.

Open Access Policy

The International Journal for Research in Medicine and Health Sciences (IJRMHS) follows a fully open-access publishing model. Published articles are made freely available online without subscription or pay-per-view charges, allowing readers to access scholarly research without financial barriers to reading.

Authors retain copyright of their published work. Articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License, subject to its terms and conditions.

Under this license, readers may share published articles for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution, provided that the work is not distributed in an adapted form. Any use outside the permissions granted by the license requires authorization from the relevant copyright holder, where applicable.

The journal is committed to transparency regarding access rights, copyright ownership, and licensing conditions. Further details are available on the journal's Copyright and Licensing Policy page.

For more information about open access principles, readers may consult the Budapest Open Access Initiative.

Peer Review Policy

All manuscripts submitted to the International Journal for Research in Medicine and Health Sciences (IJRMHS) undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their relevance to the journal's scope, originality, methodological quality, presentation, and compliance with applicable ethical requirements.

Manuscripts considered suitable for further evaluation proceed to a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from one another. Reviewers are selected according to their relevant academic expertise and the subject matter of the manuscript.

The peer-review process is intended to assess the scientific quality, validity, originality, and relevance of submitted research. Editorial decisions are made after considering the reviewers' comments and the editor's independent assessment.

The journal expects all participants in the peer-review process to maintain confidentiality, disclose relevant conflicts of interest, and conduct evaluations fairly and objectively. The editorial office may request revisions, reject submissions that do not meet the journal's standards, or make other appropriate decisions in accordance with its editorial policies.

Post-Publication Policy

The International Journal for Research in Medicine and Health Sciences (IJRMHS) and its publisher, Green Publication Services Private Limited, are committed to maintaining the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of the scholarly record.

If significant errors, ethical concerns, or suspected research misconduct are identified after publication, the journal evaluates the matter and determines the appropriate course of action in accordance with the nature and seriousness of the concern.

Corrective actions may include:

  • Corrections or Errata: For errors that require correction to maintain the accuracy of the published record.

  • Expression of Concern: Where substantial concerns exist but further investigation or clarification is required.

  • Retraction: Where findings are shown to be unreliable or serious ethical violations warrant retraction.

Where appropriate, authors may be contacted and given an opportunity to respond to the concerns raised. The journal may also seek additional information or contact the authors' affiliated institutions when necessary.

Post-publication decisions are made with the aim of protecting research integrity, maintaining transparency, and ensuring that readers are informed of significant changes affecting the reliability of published work.