Folia Medica Indonesiana enforces a strict rule against plagiarism, prohibiting the use of others' ideas, words, or labor without proper attribution. Submissions that exhibit plagiarism in any form, duplicate or repetitive publishing, or self-plagiarism (in the same or a different language) will be rejected. The corresponding author is accountable for the manuscript during and after the evaluation and publication processes, possessing the authority to represent all co-authors. Manuscripts exhibiting an unacceptable similarity index due to plagiarism are promptly rejected.