All articles published in Alaztha: Jurnal Kesehatan Nusantara must be free from any form of publication misconduct or unethical scientific behavior, including:

• Fabrication
Creating data or research results that were never actually conducted.

• Falsification
Manipulating, altering, or engineering research data so that it does not reflect actual facts.

• Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism
Using the work, ideas, or writings of others without proper citation, or reusing previously published work without appropriate acknowledgment.

• Similarity Index
All manuscripts will be screened using plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin or iThenticate with a maximum similarity index of less than 20%.

Any suspected violation of publication ethics will be handled in accordance with the journal’s editorial policies and established standards of publication ethics.