SOPs for Plagiarism Check

All research proposals will be routed through the following procedure to be finally approved by the Ethics Review Committee (ERC) of CMH LMC & IoD, Lahore.

Guidelines

1. Student /faculty have to submit soft copy for plagiarism check to Dr. Fahad Sarfraz at the following email address: fahad_sarfraz@cmhlahore.edu.pk
2. The originality report will be issued within 5 working days from the day of submission.
3. Soft copy of originality report will be emailed automatically to the applicant’s email ID within 5 working days.
4. In case of a higher Similarity Index (more than 19%), the researcher should work towards improving his/her work, in consultation with Subject instructor/ Supervisor.

Format Required for Document.

All Thesis/Dissertation/Research Paper submitted to ORIC must

1. Be in a single MS Word (doc) file (a work separated in multiple files will not be accepted)
2. Use a citation style (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) consistently
3. Not have Footnotes in the soft copy submitted for Turnitin Originality Report (as these usually render higher percentage in Turnitin Similarity index).