Publication ethics are considered in relation to plagiarism and ethical rules covered the biological studies carried out on humans, animals, and biological materials. Also, the articles submitted to the journal must be original and have not been submitted for publication anywhere. 

Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) is committed to maintaining high standards through a rigorous peer review together with strict ethical policies. 
An Initial Plagiarism Check is carried out for every manuscript submitted to (AJFST). The check starts with a Google search which is built into SCIRP's Paper Submission and Manuscript Tracking System. In this way, also other publishers can compare their manuscripts with SCIRP's papers. CrossCheck is used through the web-based iThenticate system by uploading a document and running a similarity check against the CrossCheck database and the Internet. The check provides a "Similarity Index" which is the percentage of the manuscript matching other sources. The Manuscripts with a high "Similarity Index" are examined if the other matching sources have been properly cited.