NJAIH follows COPE guidelines in all matters involving ethical conduct of authors, editors, and reviewers.
⦁ Authorship: Must satisfy all 4 ICMJE criteria. Ghost/gift authorship are violations.
⦁ Plagiarism: iThenticate screening applied. Similarity >15% (exc. references) triggers review.
⦁ Data Integrity: Fabrication/falsification leads to retraction and institutional referral.
⦁ Corrections: Linked permanently to original article — Correction, Retraction, or Expression of Concern.