Plagiarism Policy
As per HEC policy, JRP is strictly against any unethical act of copying or plagiarism in any form. Plagiarism is said to have occurred when large portions of a manuscript have been copied from existing previously published resources. All manuscripts submitted for publication to JPR are cross-checked for plagiarism using Turnitin software. All sources must be cited at the point they are used in the manuscript. With the submission, the author must declare the originality of their work. The similarity index must be less than 19% similarity and no individual source of similarity should exceed more than 5%.
Manuscripts found to be plagiarized during the initial stages of review are outrightly rejected and not considered for publication in the journal. In case a manuscript is found to be plagiarized after publication, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct a preliminary investigation, maybe with the help of a suitable committee constituted for the purpose. If the manuscript is found to be plagiarized beyond the acceptable limits, the journal will contact the author'sInstitute / College / University and Funding Agency, if any. Serious action will be taken against the authors as per HEC policy. Upon determination of the extent of plagiarism, the paper may also be formally retracted.
See HEC plagiarism policy
https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/Plagiarism/Pages/default.aspx.