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Publication Ethics Download MJMS Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) standards on publications ethics. Submission of an article implies that:
Any cases of ethical misconduct are treated very seriously and will be dealt with using the guidelines issued by the COPE. For further details please visit: Copyright Policy This Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All articles in the Journal are published open access under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0). Authors transfer the copyright to Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia. This copyright transfer enables the Journal to protect the copyrighted material for the authors but does not relinquish the authors’ proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm or any other reproductions of similar nature and translations. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any materials for which copyright exists. The works are released under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0), which provides unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this Journal and to use them for any other lawful purpose. Authorship Policy Corresponding author is responsible for communication with the journal and between co-authors. Ensure that all authors are included in the list in an agreed order, and that all authors are aware that the paper was submitted. Any changes to the author list after submission needs to be approved by a letter signed by every author. Authors retain rights of personal use of the material, such as in derivative works, thesis or dissertation, and educational purposes, provided that full acknowledgement is made to the original publication in the journal. Authors may upload their accepted manuscript PDF to institutional repositories (including PubMed Central); however, the following clause should be included: This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [insert complete citation information here] is available online at: xxxxxxx [insert URL that the author will receive upon publication here]. For commercial uses, permission from the Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia is required. Conflict of Interest Authors are requested to disclose any conflict of interest, either financial or personal, that could affect or influence their work. Originality Articles must be originally written by the author. Work/words of others have to be appropriately cited or quoted. Open Access Policy The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences published by Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia is an open access journal. All articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY). All articles are freely available to read, share and download. In accordance with publication ethics and best practices of scholarly publishing, authors and journals must be properly credited. All articles are accessible via the Journal's website and selected indexing and abstracting databases. Language Policy Manuscript must be written in English. Submissions Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all Authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia. Manuscripts should be submitted through the online submission and refereeing system, ScholarOne Manuscripts. New authors must first register at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/maljms. This online submission system will facilitate the submission of manuscripts and streamline the review process as well as publisher’s decision. Review Peer-Review This Journal practices a double-blind peer review policy. The Editorial Board may exercise their prerogative to reject a manuscript without peer review if that article is judged to be outside the scope of the Journal, poorly written or formatted or lacking in significance. As a peer-reviewed international e-journal the evaluation process is often lengthy, therefore allow a conservative estimate of between three to five months before a formal result is announced. Publication Proof Proof will be sent to corresponding authors via email as a PDF file. It is therefore essential that all submissions contain the e-mail address of the corresponding author. To avoid delays in publication, proof should be checked carefully and immediately for typographical errors and returned within 48 hours. Offprint Author can retrieve their published article from the journal’s website. License All articles published in MJMS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License which under the following terms:
Use of AI and AI-Assisted Technologies in Scientific Writing Following the rapidly evolving use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative chatbots, the Journal has adopted the following policies, as specified by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), on the use of AI in preparation of material to be submitted for publication in the Journal. Where authors use AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, these technologies should only be used to improve readability and language of the work and not used to replace researcher tasks such as producing scientific insights, analysing and interpreting data or drawing scientific conclusions. Applying these technologies should only be done with human oversight and control, and authors should carefully review and edit the result because AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased. Authors should not list AI and AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author, nor cite AI as an author. Authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the originality, accuracy and integrity of the work; and should disclose the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in a statement at the end of the article. Where AI or AI-assisted technologies are used in this context, authors have to insert a statement at the end of their manuscript, entitled ‘Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies in the Writing Process’. Authors will have to specify the tool that was used and the reason for using the tool. Plagiarism Policy Any allegations of plagiarism or self-plagiarism/text-recycling made to the Journal will be investigated by the Journal’s Editor, following COPE guidelines. If the allegations appear to be founded, the corresponding author of the manuscript will be asked to provide an explanation of the overlapping material. The Editorial Board members and the author’s institution may be requested to assist in the further evaluation of the manuscript and the allegations. All the manuscripts submitted to the Journal are subject to plagiarism check using the plagiarism checker software and the similarity index should not exceed 25%. In the event it does, manuscripts may be returned to the authors with a request that they address the issues through appropriate citation, use of quote marks to identify direct quotes or re-writing. If the similarity is too extensive for revision, the manuscript may be rejected. Contact Details Editor-In-Chief Journal Administrator |
