Chinese Journal of Cardiology

Plagiarism Policy

剽窃是指错误地将他人的言论、观点或表达方式作为自己的原创作品进行呈现。当作者在未给予适当致谢或引用的情况下使用他人的文本、数据、图表或概念时，就构成了剽窃。这种情况无论是否获得原作者的许可，都是不道德的，在学术出版中是不可接受的

除了传统意义上的剽窃，我们还将自我剽窃视为一个严重的问题。当作者在未明确引用来源的情况下重复使用自己先前发表作品的部分内容时，即构成自我剽窃。例如，重复使用先前出版物中的文字、图表或数据却未注明其已经发表过，这违反了出版伦理。如果作者在稿件中包含了与其以往作品重复的内容，却未提供适当引用，这种行为是不可接受的。

《中华心脏病学杂志》高度重视剽窃问题。所有提交的稿件都会使用可靠的剽窃检测软件进行查重。如果发现任何形式的剽窃，稿件可能会被直接拒绝，或退回给作者进行必要的修改。如果在文章发表后仍发现存在剽窃行为，该文章可能会被撤稿，并且作者未来的投稿资格也可能受到影响。

The erroneous portrayal of another person's words, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work is known as plagiarism. It occurs when an author uses someone else’s work whether text, data, figures, or concepts without proper acknowledgment or citation. This can happen with or without the original author’s permission, but in both cases, it is considered unethical and unacceptable in academic publishing.

In addition to traditional plagiarism, we also recognize self-plagiarism as a serious issue. An author commits self-plagiarism when they reuse portions of their own previously published work without properly citing the source. Reusing text, figures, or data from previous publications without clearly stating that they were previously published is an example of this. It is against ethical publishing standards to submit a manuscript that contains duplicate content from the author's previous work without providing appropriate citations. We take plagiarism very seriously at the Chinese Journal of Cardiology. Using reliable plagiarism detection software, all submitted manuscripts are checked for plagiarism. If any form of plagiarism is detected, the submission may be rejected outright or sent back to the author for necessary corrections. If plagiarism is identified after publication, the article may be retracted, and the author’s future submissions may be affected.

Authorship Obligations Authors must guarantee the following when submitting an article to the Chinese Journal of Cardiology: Their manuscript is free from any copied data, figures, or content from previously published research (including their own work).

Proper citations and references are provided for any work, data, or concepts borrowed from other sources.Permission should be obtained from the copyright owner if any previously published content, such as images, tables, or excerpts, is included. At the time of submission, the work is original, conducted in an ethical manner, and has not been published elsewhere. Plagiarism not only damages an author’s academic reputation but also undermines the integrity of scientific publishing. By submitting authentic, properly cited, and cited work, we encourage authors to adhere to the highest standards of research ethics.